<prompt> Human: So after a rough patch of unemployment following a bad job and relocation, I took a job as a temp at a health insurance broking firm. Its simple enough stuff, the people are nice, I get gym access, but the pay has been plaguing me since the beginning.I was pointed to the job by somebody who had originally joined the company in the same temp position and moved his way to a full-time employee. He said when he was temping he received 25hour, but during the negotiation process I was only offered 15 my previous job had been 14.5, before that had been 20. I decided to take it, knowing there was a good chance Id be hired on as a full employee and would get a raise, benefits, etc.Toward the end of the temp period Oct - March, my boss told me she was putting in a request to the higher ups to hire me for real and that Id hear back in the first week of April, but that theyd keep me on as a temp until that was all sorted out. I heard nothing at all in April, then finally in early May she brings me in and tells me they couldnt find room in the budget for me. However, they were happy to keep me on at my temp rate with no benefits for as long as I care to stay theyll really need me again come October, but they can just hire somebody else theyll have to train and theyll reconsider again next year.So what should I do? Should I go in there and try to leverage my position to get at least a small raise? I turn 26 in September and I wont be able to be on my parents insurance anymore, so in a way Ill be making even less than I am now. Decent housing in my area is about 800month so Im already losing half of my monthly pay to that. Should I go jobhunting and try to get another offer so I can make them match that? Or even just switch jobs if I can find something better? In my experience its hard to find a good working environment so Im sort of hesitant to leave it without trying something.Edit 1: I was not hired via a temp agency, found the listing online. Makes the low pay feel even worse.Edit 2: My boss has been asking my co-workers to urge me to stay. Shes not the one in charge of deciding whether or not I stay and she was as bummed as anyone that I may not be sticking around. So I know they want me.  <response>: Tell her that you want to stay, but need a cost of living raise in order to make things work because of the things you said. Worst case is they say no, but its not like theyll let you go for asking. Particularly if you are a good employee and they dont want to retrain someone you might be able to get 2-3 hr more. 