job interviews

one of the things that bothers more than anything else is when you are sitting at a job interview and the interviewer asks you how much compensation you are expecting.  really, i'm pretty much expecting whatever you are going to pay for the position that i am applying for!  if you post something as a part-time job, there is definitely a number in your budget that is set aside for paying this position and if i totally over-estimate my ability and ask for way more money then you are going to think that i'm arrogant and won't want me or if i way under-estimate, then you are going to think that i don't value myself enough and won't want me either!  arrggghhhh!  needless to say the interview that i went on yesterday was a little frustrating.  i was already exceptionally nervous because i really don't have a ton of experience with any kind of pastry, but cake and cookies and a little bit of experimenting with breads and puff pastries so i'm sure that a 5 star restaurant is probably going to look at me and laugh.  and then i got there and the chef interviewing me has the flattest affect of any person that i have ever met!  it was a very strange interview and i have no idea if i impressed him or if he hated me.  I guess I will find out in a couple of hours when I call to ask.  and sadly i don't even know if i really want this job because it would be a lot more fun to find a simple cake decorating job that means that i can play in the mountains all summer.  but this job would be an amazing learning experience so i basically have no idea what i want, as is obviously evidenced by the fact that i can't even decide whether to use uppercase letters.  hmmmmmmm.......