So this is an interesting question...when offered a contract from a notable midwest program this interview season, I was initially offered $57,599.00 including $10,000 signing bonus. I thought this was insulting. I proceeded to request a 2010 Mercedes Benz S550 as a signing bonus and they counter-offered me an SLK 500. I accepted. Through further contract negotiations, I was able to obtain free housing along the Chicago lakefront (the program itself is not in Chicago but they included free airfare to my midwest residency whenever needed), free food (at the hospital as well as at numerous programs in a list to be submitted later), and $5000 in educational stipend with a matching $5000 in stripper stipend at the local gentlemen's club down the street. I would also only have to serve one overnight call every full moon and would serve as attending of service 2 out of my 8 inpatient "call" months. Also, full season tickets to the Chicago Bears, New York Yankees, LA Lakers and AVP Women's Volleyball tour. Through more finagling, I was also able to get full tax refunds and doubled my salary to 114,000. They also threw in $600 gift cards to Chipotle, Subway, and Wendy's because they knew I would ask. They also gave me free tuition at the affiliated university but after finding out this was standard for everyone I slapped their lead attorney in the face and they gave me 4 dorm rooms in the best dorm on campus ( I have no use for this, PM me if you would like to sublease). Gym membership, yoga classes, and jetski were also included in the package. I also got a framed full body potrait of myself placed in the Neuro ICU. At this point I got tired so asked for a personal chef and then left the negotiations. Further negotiations are still pending so please let me know what else I can ask for....!!
