Definitely. I see your point, and I'm not even arguing so much as marvelling, you'd think saving 25% of my annual salary would be motivation for companies to b

Definitely. I see your point, and I'm not even arguing so much as marvelling, you'd think saving 25% of my annual salary would be motivation for companies to be a little more flexible in the negotiation.. but no, turns out to be a total wash and having the 'agent' helps me.