"OMG $200 an hour — that's like $400k a year full-time! That's insane!" I had a recruiter try this with me. The rates were much lower (I'm not in a top 5 mark

"OMG $200 an hour — that's like $400k a year full-time! That's insane!" I had a recruiter try this with me. The rates were much lower (I'm not in a top 5 market), but he still tried to convert it into an annual rate. I think I was being negged so I would lower my rates and they could more easily make the sale.