I've actually heard, "you can't afford me" in an interview before. (It was not technically an interview, but a meeting between my boss and someone he wanted to

I've actually heard, "you can't afford me" in an interview before. (It was not technically an interview, but a meeting between my boss and someone he wanted to recruit.) I think my boss (CEO of a mid-sized public company) took it as a challenge and gave him a very large offer -- which was politely refused.