From the other side of the table, I usually kill them with "So, what do I have to offer you to hire you away from here?"

If they can answer instantly, run , they have already left.

If they would never leave the collective, run .

Otherwise, they at least had to think, which makes an impression. Then you explain the above, which really makes an impression.

---

Remember, when you stare long into the abyss, you could have been home eating ice cream.