Not strictly a software engineer, but a computer scientist (and so many other things), and an extremely smart person in general - worth reading even if you're not interested in academia.
Did they confirm the offer _during_ your interview?
If yes, then it was a dick move and you definitely dodged a bullet.
I'm asking because I know of some cases where the salary range was listed in the job posting, but after talking to the candidate, the company decided to offer them a number that was below the lower bound, saying that the level of the candidate not enough compared to what they had in mind when they were posting the job.
I confirmed the compensation range via email directly with the hiring manager at the company and again with HR during the initial pitch screening call. "That won't be a problem." was the response. I don't work with 3rd-party or external recruiters so it most definitely wasn't any confusion there.
Now, they might have thought "this guy isn't worth $X, let's offer him $Y" instead, but offering an exceptionally senior candidate $100K is one hell of a "we don't think you're worth it" snub. It's insulting.
Debatable. The Bobby Darrin song is a cover of the Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht song, the Capcom character is a reference to the Bobby Darrin song, and this article is likely punning on all of the above.
And actually Mac the Knife was a very popular gossip column in MacWeek magazine in the 90s which was a reference to the song and probably not the video game. That column was most likely in mind as much as the song when this was written.
Yeah, reading my response now, it kind of did sound as if I was implying that the video game character was original "Mac".
I wanted to mention the game as a possible inspiration because of who the author of the article is, and the website. Still doesn't rule out multiple references, as you said.
Actually I wasn't aware of the songs, so TIL, thanks!
Not strictly a software engineer, but a computer scientist (and so many other things), and an extremely smart person in general - worth reading even if you're not interested in academia.