system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Help! Job offer withdrawn abruptly

Oh goodness where do I start. My research relies on having access to expensive ( greater than 5 million dollars ) equipment. I applied for and was offered a job for a search in this specific area. During negotiations I was given an offer that would have been reasonable except for the fact that I need to pay for access to this equipment, which makes my start up package more expensive than normal. I pointed this out and submitted my start up budget. I asked for what I need, and not more. The department called me today to withdraw the offer saying they understood that my budget was reasonable but that they decided it was more than they were willing to pay for. Is there any way to recover from this?  has anyone ever heard of something like this happening?
gpt
Technically the offer wasn't rescinded. You declined the offer when you submitted a counteroffer, and they decided not to extend you another offer. 

If you honestly asked for no more than what you needed, and they couldn't meet that... Then it seems reasonable for them to move onto another candidate, and the same is true for you.