<prompt> Human: Ive moved up in the company I work with, we are a medical facility with around a dozen employees. I am now the manager of my own team, yet my team make more than I do. New employees that are hired to do basic jobs are on a higher base pay than what I am currently getting even after my multiple raises. I made significantly less than my entire team did this last paycheck, despite being there for as many if not more hours. The HR woman we now have at our company has been with us for about a year and she is a nightmare. She will yell at you if you even mention your pay. What should be my steps to addressing this? Assistant: My first step would be brushing up a resume. A company thats unwilling to even talk about compensation at all isnt the type of work environment I like to be in. Human: They have an enforceable non-compete. I did almost get around it on a technicality with another company and they said I had the job, but it turns out the boss knows the guy who offered me the job, so when he found out where I was from he never got back to me and when I tried to call he hung up on me. So, in other words, theres nowhere else for me to go without moving State.Assistant: If you choose to stay, talk with your boss, not HR. You didnt mention your boss as a nightmare, so maybe youll have better luck going that route instead.Also, indentured servitude is not permitted even with a non-compete. There are always ways you get out. Get an assessment from an employment law attorney, so you know your options for leaving.Human: My boss is a great guy but he just always shrugs and says You have to go through Mary. or Ill see what Mary says. and Mary always says no and that she cant believe were even asking. Mary is just swell.  <response>: Thats because your boss has instructed Mary to tell you that. 