Had an interview. I'm a professional good at my craft, with tenure at hard positions.

I get hit with "we don't just want someone who checks in does work and leaves, 9 to 5". Like, are you wanting 60h/week and pay 40h/week? Or is this you're not wanting a slacker?

Or better yet, since you want skin in the game on my side, what's my equity as a partner?

My understanding is that I shop up and work well, and you pay me. And I'm in an at-will employment state, so it really is 1 day at a time.

Loyalty is bought at 1 day increments, since that is all the loyalty is afforded to me.

However, I will definitely lie, since no recruiter or HR wants to admit that their candidate is here because you pay. Its the verboten secret everyone dances around.