That's because you aren't actually looking for employment, being already employed. I guarantee you- if you are not working, have bills to pay and/or a family t

That's because you aren't actually looking for employment, being already employed. I guarantee you- if you are not working, have bills to pay and/or a family to take care of, and you do your part- being prepared, well groomed, informed about the company. You interview, you interview again, then finally with the owner. And after all this time, preparation, endless interviews, $ costs, time costs, etc and they lowball you- you will be offended. If not, you didn't need the job. Shit, I've been offended over this rigmarole when looking while employed. Many businesses do it on purpose, making you sink time and money so you feel invested and they hope you will not realize the sunk-cost fallacy. This is how businesses these days negotiate, and it's disgusting. Much like making speaking about compensation against company policy even though it's illegal. Companies break laws, exploit us, and we all just bend over and take it.