<prompt> Human: Hey all, I was promoted in July of this year and got a 7 raise. The way my company does our raises due to promotion is in three bumps. One immediately, one at 6 months, and one at a year in position. I spoke with my director 2-3 weeks ago about my January raise and he said Id be getting 5 in January and in July to put me at about 50k per year, where he wants his supervisors.Today, I got news from my manager that it came from the top that anyone under senior director cannot get more than 1 in 2017 or 3 for a promotion. Its honestly laughable. For reference, 1 wont bump me enough to cover my Netflix and Hulu payments.Ill also add that my company is moving 30-40 minutes further away from me in July and my lease is up in March. I had planned to move to be close literally right down the street to the new building. So Im kinda pressed to make a decision. I can stay with the company and hope that my raises come in 2017 and this is temporary or I can find a new job.My issue with finding a new job is 1 I seriously love my current job and 2 its going to be hard to find a position with similar pay to what Im getting.Any advice is appreciated.---Edit: Awesome support, everyone. Seriously, its great. Ive read every reply so far and have replied to a handful with some extra details.It seems like my best option is to test the market and see what I can potentially earn elsewhere. I have never had a job that I truly loved before, so its tough, but I understand why leaving is probably the best financial decision IF I can find somewhere with better pay. I just run the risk of hating my job. Bleh. Im still undecided, but I think Ill at least try to get an offer or two to see what that may get me.---Another edit: So I talked with my manager this morning, just her and I. I still havent been able to get in with my director, but Ill be checking throughout the afternoon to see if he has any spare time to chat.I asked my manager about getting something in writing, and she said that they NEVER put raises in writing. Big, huge, flapping red flag there. So I asked if there was some way to increase some benefits such as work from home days, and she said that being a supervisor, working from home isnt really an option since we need to be visible to the team. Makes sense, but I dont have any other ideas of forms of compensation for the interim while I have to wait for my raises.Ive been reading replies all morning, most of which talk about how I need to bail as soon as I find a comparable job. Makes sense. Company is really screwing with me over this. But Im torn still. So I made a pros and cons list to staying. Here is that list.Pros - Love my team including my leadership, love the schedule flexibility, feel valued by my team for what I know, have an office, 3 weeks vacation and 10 days sick per year, acceptable pay, gaining leadership experienceCons - Forced to move, have to take everything with a grain of salt, company is doing poorly, low vertical paycareer path mobility, old school cultureSo you can see why Im torn. On one hand, the job itself is great and gives me great experience. On the other, Im not really sure where the future is with this company, both with my career path and the path of the company as a whole.I really do appreciate all the advice and feedback, especially those who give me examples of what to say to my director and those who are encouraging me to get enrolled into college. This is an awesome, very helpful community.Assistant: Generally speaking, a company that caps raises at 1 isnt likely to be doing hot financially. Human: Oh, were in a major hole. Thankfully my department is a cost-reducing operation, so our jobs should be safe.Assistant: So, the guy in the cost reduction department is getting a raise?Just let that sink in. Human: Its not specifically a cost reduction department. Its a shared services operation that reduces the need for employees at our locations across the country.  <response>: Hey youre one of the Bobs right? 