<prompt> Human: Hello all. First time poster here, please hang on with me.I am a 21 soon-to-be 22 years old network engineer. When I finished high school I went and did a networking course that Cisco held. After my first certification I fell in love with the field, and got myself a CCNP in little time.Through my course I had the chance of being introduced to various companies looking for people in the field. I have been taken by a big multinational which has establishments in many countries one of which in Italy.I dont think I spent 1 month in the company because they immediately sold me out as a consultant for another company, much bigger than mine. This company has a presence in dozens of other countries and they use a common datacenter infrastructure which spans 4 countries.I have been a consultant for this company 1.5 years now. Despite my age, I am in a position where I am the one making decisions on what to do in the datacenter for how irresponsible might that be on the clients part - or I guess I proved I am capable? .Either way, when I got hired this gig was expected to last 3-6 months. I take 1.5-2 hours to arrive to the clients place public transportation and the same to get home. I didnt mind, since it was supposed to not last... besides, I was an intern at the time, so what the hell, lets do this.My company hired me for 1 year. Due to the great job I was doing my contract got extended to indeterminate after my year ended. A few years back in Italy this type of contract basically meant it was almost impossible for you to get fired. Lastthis year they passed a law which basically makes this contract a lot less robust than it was.I currently make 22K a year, around 16-17K without taxes. When my manager got me in his office to tell me the big news, he told me they hired me indefinitely and that in the next days HR will get in touch about the contract.When they did, they basically made me sign the exact same contract I have signed previously, with only 1 word changed: from determinate to indeterminate under the contract type. That was it. No company car my manager knows about how much I travel, no kind of raise, no nothing. They even made my job position to be our clients building, so I couldnt request money for travel expenses bussubway.I was pissed. When my manager called me in his office to wrap things up he said that now I am officially part of the team and asked me how I feel. With all the politically correctness I had in me i told him that while I was thrilled for the job contract, I was expecting something more. He then said that Its the first time we offer this type of contract to someone so young I was 20 at the time, the company is betting on you. I then explained to him how this is a moot point, since with the new law this type of contract changed to its core and does not have anymore the same benefits aka, they can now lay you off when basically they want.A few days later we have another meeting. He said that he spoke with HR and that he confirms that indeed the law has changed. But this remains as a good indicator he tells me, of the company willing to invest in you. I then tell him how the client with whom I have become somewhat closefrank told me that they pay 80K for me, for 11 months. The client also joked at the time about how I can get a raise now. My manager said that indeed the company margins are high but that I shouldnt see it this way, that if tomorrow they send me to a client who pays less, my salary wont be affected. I will always have the guarantee to earn at least that amount, no matter how much they sell me at.He then proceeded in telling me that even if he was considering giving me some kind of raise, there are many candidates and that he can point only one out. Furthermore, he added, raises are given in Jan-Feb, not now we had this conversation a few months back.About the car matter, he told me that now that I know I have the job indefinitely, I can plan on buying one. I told him that I cant afford a car and that I would really like to leave my parents house it doesnt run good blood, but I couldnt, since 1250 a month doesnt allow me to live on my own.He ended saying that he cant justify giving me a company car, and that the situation will change if I were to need to travel to various clients apparently 4 hours every day on public transportation does not qualify.Today my client told me that in the next months I would be occupying an even more demanding position, because my current boss the client will be on a leave for several months and I will be taking her place.While I like the job and I feel honored, I am simply too frustrated at the moment. The stress is really getting to me as it is and losing 4 hours a day going and coming back from work is killing me. I dont know if I can do this for another year plus the additional stress from the new role.What should I be doing? Is it reasonable for me to expect to be paid more or to get a car-company at least to ease my way to work? Am I demanding too much too soon? What are my options?With an unemployment rate of 40 among the young, I initially thought I hit the jackpot... but now, I am wondering which would be worse.Thanks for reading.  <response>: update your resume and find a new job, obvious your employer does not value your skill set and only wants to maximize their profit off of you 