I got a raise at work!

[James]

I'm now making MINIMUM WAGE!

I got my review at work (two months late), and I was basically looking at a 15 cent raise. So that's $7.40/hour. I know, I know. I can finally buy that mansion I had my eye on.

However, two months after I should have gotten my review/raise, the new minimum wage went UP to $7.40/hour.

So I worked at a place for over a year, only to be rewarded by getting the same pay as someone who worked there for a month. My review was submitted with the suggestion that I get $7.55/hour (a raise on top of the new minimum wage), but it could very well be turned down.

Not the end of the world (especially with the hours I have; We're basically talking about an extra $1.50-$3.00 a week), but I can't help but feel a little cheated. I mean, you do a good job at work, you're supposed to be rewarded for it, right?

On the plus side (maybe), it appears I could become an assistant manager in the near future, if I want to. We already have 3, but if something could be worked out, that would mean more hours and more pay.