<prompt> Human: I have been working for my company for over a year and a half. After about a year I was given a 1.10 raise because of what our competitors wages were. I have my suspicions that I got lucky for that 1 raise, and that ten cent raise was for my annual raise. I recently had a former colleague looking for a job mention that he applied to my company. We both had the same recruiter, so I sent her an email with an update on my career with the company since we last spoke, as well as information on my colleague. He ended up getting the job, horray! I may get a 750 bonus if he stays for a specific amount of time, but because I didnt use our referral network, its not guaranteed. My colleague and I were at a wedding a few weeks ago and he mentioned that he was making 14hour. I spoke to my service manager about the wage difference and she GUARANTEED me that he wasnt making the amount he said he was, but she advised me to speak to my branch manager, who is also the manager at my colleagues branch. During our meeting I brought up several concerns that I had about my colleague and advised her that I was beginning to have my doubts about this employee. When I brought up the pay difference she gave me a kind of ashamed look and told me she wasnt able to talk about it, which I totally get. My SERVICE manager said that he would be making more than some of our employees that have been here longer than I have. Are they allowed to do this? How can I get more money?Assistant: I pay people according to their performance and not the amount of time they have worked for me. I expect that others do it the same way.Human: Would you pay a new hire more than your hard working employees?  <response>: If you think you deserve more, then look for another position. There is no law in place that states that a new hire is subject to make less than current employee. 