<prompt> Human: At the end of my shift awful boring office job my supervisor called me over and told me that my company had done market research and was increasing everyone s pay in my pay bad up to a new minimum. It was 0.40 an hour raise.I feel like 1 - Im worth way more than what Im paid already 2 - 0.40 an hour is like 32 a paycheck, barely even noticeable, why not raise it to the next whole dollar so it feels i good3 - My raise last year was 4 and then the company raised minimum pay across the board to a new total. This went into effect in May4 - It doesnt make me happy to get such a small raise. Kind of feels like Im making the minimum again which I am, which is mostly depressing as I have 9 years experience and should be in a position making like 15k more a year at this point in my careerAdvice or thoughts? I guess maybe Im just ranting a bit. Central US if that matters  <response>: Depends on your base pay and job level if a .40hr raise is on par or not to be completely honest.If you make 10-12hr Id say fair. If you make 20-25hr thats a slap in the face. Sounds like a cost of living adjustment more than a raise though. Thats just free money your company is paying you since the research showed youre underpaidCOL has increased. If you truly believe you deserve 10-15k more a year begin actively searching and land that job. Nobody is stopping you but yourself. 