[CoastalCoder]

Why would that be an insult?

If they can find someone good enough at that rate, then why would they pay more?

And if they can't, then they'll just need to discover the market floor by experience.

[antisthenes]

When you're scraping the market floor, there are much higher chances of hiring someone who will bring negative value.

[CoastalCoder]

I agree, but it seems to me that it's still the employers choice whether or not to take that gamble.

So I'm still not understand the basis for feeling insulted my an employer testing the market in this manner.