'An extra 0.50 is what this promotion is worth to that company': Worker chases salary increase for 6 months only to be rewarded with a 50¢ raise

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  Finally got promoted after chasing it for 6 months....for a whopping .50 cents extra an hour.

  
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• That's the situation this worker was in when they were hoping for a pay increase for months and months. They worked hard and earned their employer's trust and respect after some time. But when the notification of their pay increase came, they found that respect didn't go both ways. Read on for the story and see what happened. 

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  Commenters came to their side, offering advice.

  
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