This is a multi-factorial matter. If the salary cut does not affect my family's livelihood, I will definitely choose it. Yes, I have had this happen before. At my previous job, I had to choose between receiving the same salary as before (but with this I would have had to perform new tasks, which would have meant several days of delegation per month) or staying in my previous role in exchange for a salary cut. I chose the pay cut primarily so I wouldn't have to be away from my family for 6-7 days a month, and the "new" salary wasn't that bad either.