i have the feeling, children or not, that we wouldn't have been hearing this story if the $16,000 offer had been a bit larger.
He even said that he decided that he would rather have a "hypothetical children" have a rich morally bankrupt father that could pay for college than one with integrity.
edit: oops this is pointed out above.
as far as judgment, i don't consider attempting to predict someone's behavior a judgment. i didn't say "he is an awful person". that'd be judgment. i was implying, though, that you shouldn't be impressed by his turning down $16k. the only thing that tell us about him is that his price is above $16k, and below $200k/yr.
and, there was no giving up of his job, in the end. i quote: "I was not surprised the day I lost my job."