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> I replied, "I am worth what someone will pay me for my skills. It's not just salary but benefits as well. I would expect this position described to me has a significant budget."

That's a good answer

> "..Typically equipment purchases come out of the technician's budget."

Nonsense. Not if you have auditors. I'd have walked out of here long before this. They don't grasp the iron triangle.