Surprised to hear this. A couple years ago, local (LA-area) recruiters tried to get me to interview at Valve based on some very impressive salaries others had r

Surprised to hear this. A couple years ago, local (LA-area) recruiters tried to get me to interview at Valve based on some very impressive salaries others had received. Then again, I'm a programmer. They seem very intent on collecting the absolute top of the market for game programming talent. For the record, I love Valve but am happy in LA. But now I wonder how they decide what to offer new hires, based on this process.