I discussed my portfolio and work experience with a creative director. He quickly expressed his enthusisatim at the possibility of me joining his team and the agency and verbally agreed to the salary I felt I deserved. I was assured that they could hit my number with certainty but after agreeing verbally to my offer, Doner came back weeks later and undercut my number by $25,000. I later found out from several sources that this was a common practice they practiced and the number they subtracted from a verbally agreed term was consistently $25,000.