Or, if framed appropriately, expensive and valuable.
Your time is money. You do not want to waste it on a role that has compensatory packages beneath what you'd be willing to take. You are a professional doing another professional a favor.
Framing this correctly is a bit more nuanced, however.
If you're talking to an external recruiting or staffing agency, however: immediately jump to salary. They will not hesitate and have no opinion on you as a candidate. You're saving their time and they're not emotionally staked in the possible negotiations to come.
Or, if framed appropriately, expensive and valuable.
Your time is money. You do not want to waste it on a role that has compensatory packages beneath what you'd be willing to take. You are a professional doing another professional a favor.
Framing this correctly is a bit more nuanced, however.
If you're talking to an external recruiting or staffing agency, however: immediately jump to salary. They will not hesitate and have no opinion on you as a candidate. You're saving their time and they're not emotionally staked in the possible negotiations to come.