[upquark]

Is this slave mentality or what?

If I make 350k+, and a startup is telling me I should take their 150k base + worthless options deal, or else I've "pigeonholed myself in the current role" (actual quote), I think they're just being stupid and unrealistic.

[uberwach]

Are these the same bullshitters that one finds in the "recruiter" population?

"Slave mentality" is a term I often use as well.