I'm with Rascal. If you walk into every office saying "pay me whatever you like", you set yourself up to be paid as close to minimum wage as possible. You've worked hard for your certificates, and saying "I don't care where it is what they pay or what they treat you like." doesn't help you, me or ANY other aviator. So yes, you can continue with your current thinking and lower the bar, or demand a fair wage, and help move the industry forward.