<prompt> Human: I work for a very large company and am currently 10k underpaid from co workers with less exp. So I just got a promotion but no raise associated which makes salary matters worse. People at this level generally make at least 30k more. My boss explained this is a stepping stone to another promotion with a large raise associated and asking to be demoted back to my old position would definitely be career suicide. Am i being taken advantage of? How long would it be reasonable to hold this position without a raise.  <response>: A very old saying... a promotion without a raise, is not a promotion.Your boss is playing a shell game. You have to make a decision see ugreenpdl. 