On: Hire me and pay what you want, just give me interesting work

[corobo]

Honestly if someone wanted to work for me for free I'd think it's a scam of some sort so wouldn't touch the offer

Sort of a "hmm.. why is this person unhireable elsewhere.. what do those companies know that I don't?" combined with a concern of "this guy's gonna clean out the office when we go home"

[mywittyname → corobo]

Yeah, "i'll work for free" sounds an awful lot like, "you'll pay me with a pound of flesh."

An engineer needs to be capable of earning their keep. Even if they are a novice.