[al_borland]

>As one of my old favorite managers once told me, "when I gave you that offer, I wanted you to walk in on your first day smiling"

Is there more context to this? Did the manager want you to walk in smiling even though a low ball offer was accepted, or want you to walk in smiling because you felt you got a good offer you are happy with?

[itake]

This was my second job. I went from making $55,000 per year to $70,000.

I think he wanted me to feel good with the offer that they gave me. I really enjoyed working with him along with my raise by leaving my previous job.