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> if you go for the salary angle, you'll most likely come across weird and probably won't get the job at all.

You're right, that's why I've never voiced the idea in practice but I wish I could somehow. Even if companies couldn't adjust expectations than at least the hiring process would be easier, given a pool of the same quality of applicants, you'd pick the cheapest one. And during downsizing, in another pool of same quality applicants, you let go the pricer ones go first.

Thanks for the comment, I gotta try and brainstorm ways to better pitch this feeling without people immediately think it's a scam.

> Look for companies/teams that are super chilled out in general (they exist like you said);

that's the plan but I feeling like tech is going to take a big hit in the coming economic downturn and just wish I could turn my willingness to work for lower pay into a competitive advantage