<prompt> Human: Hey guys! A couple weeks ago I posted about a situation at work where I was promoted to an admin and clinical position, and found out that I was being paid at least a dollar less than entry level employees. I was making 14hr while others were making anywhere between 14.50 - 15hr. I asked for advice, and the post BLEW up, to the point where I had to delete do to me being careless with personal info. I received a lot of advice to search for another job, negotiate higher than I was asking, and some PMs asking for my name and location and position in the company, which led to me deleting the post.Anyway, I met with the woman in charge of wages for my company, and the talk was very friendly and transparent. She said the person hiring people before me was ignoring protocol and absolutely should not have hired people at that rate. She said our range was significantly lower for hiring and that was a mistake on the previous persons end, since she showed me proof of emails that went on between everyone. I listened and acknowledged, and said I understand, but where does that leave me?. Originally they offered me a .25 cent raise which would bring me to 14.25, which I quickly countered and explained, calmly, why that wasnt a fair compensation. I feel with my qualifications and my value of being the only fully certified employee at my location, I think a .25 cent raise would not be very fair to reflect my role. After 20 minutes, she realized I had never received my mandatory 90 day evaluation for a wage increase, never received raises for certain goals met, and other factors. I received a 1.50 raise to 15.50hr, and I will be up for review again in April when my annual review comes up, where she said with everything you have done, the minimum you will see your wage go up is another 1.50. I would expect to be up to at least 18hr when your eval is due, most likely more. I requested that in writing so Id have it and she happily obliged!TL:DR - Was being paid less than entry level employees, negotiated professionally thanks to advice from the sub, received a raise with another one coming in two months.EDIT - forgot to mention, full back pay for the time worked : Also edited our irrelevant company info Edit 2- Im going to acknowledge this because Ive been seeing a lot of people saying its a low wage and I should leave. Ill admit, its not an ideal wage, however, the overall career benefit towards a HIGHER wage and career is well worth it. They pay for graduate school in full, which benefits me as it is a top university they are affiliated with for my career path. They offer a lot of benefits most companies similar to mine do not offer or offer at a high cost to the employee. Im well aware I could be making more, but something people on here forget sometimes is, life satisfaction. Im happy where I am, and yes the wage isnt perfect, but I love what I do and I wake up every day excited to work, not dread it. I do look at it as a paycheck, but I am not unhappy. Edit 3- didnt realize this would generate hate. Well Ill break down even more: whether HR is screwing me with this new wage is honestly whatever you guys think. In my opinion, they took care of me as best they could. This is a position that doesnt require a degree, and hopefully when I receive mine this May, it will go up more in pay. The takeaway from the post was supposed to be that I was able to get a higher wage by being professional and collected. Those of you saying to leave a job Im happy at for money it baffles me. Yes, I was unhappy with my pay when I found out, Now thats fixed and Im 100 happy again. Its a shame I have to explain that to Reddit, but seriously, being happy and making okay money is perfectly fine for me. Because this path and company will allow me to do both if I invest the time now. Its not about making a lot of money right away, its about learning and perfecting your skills TO MAKE more money. I just get lucky enough to have both.  <response>: Good on you in getting it in writing.I think another big takeaway is that when prevented with the facts, they did what was right, in bumping your pay, and bumping it again. Thats a good sign that youre working for a good company.A lot of people couldve been bitter about how everything went down, when in reality, it was just someone being an idiot, and then no one really knowing all that was going on, in terms of what you were doing and getting paid. When it was brought to their attention, they corrected it.Never assume malice when stupidity, ignorance, or just plain unawareness can also be to blame. 