<prompt> Human: I work for a small company of about 50 people. Ive been here almost 4 years now and just recently passed an exam for a certification that comes with a pay raise. There are 5 other people at my work with the same job title as me, and I have been with my employer longer than 3 of them including 1 person who was hired 2 weeks ago. I also have more responsibilitiesknowledge than those 3 people, however my pay raise did not reflect that. I expected at the very least to make the same as them, if not a little bit more. But I am now the lowest paid person at my company for my job title with the exact same qualifications but more responsibility. Ive never dealt with something like this before and have no idea how to go about bringing it up with my boss, any advice would be appreciated.  <response>: This is a stressful thing to do, in my experience you just bring up to them directly with something along the lines of I received my raise. It is not what I expected. Can you tell me the factors that went into deciding my new rate? Then listen to them, be attentive if they do explain and you may find that there are ways to improve, then tell them how and why you think you are worth more. Then one of two things will happen they will understand where you are coming from and negotiate a new rate or life goes on. If you like working there, in time you will get what you are worth. 