<prompt> Human: I currently work as a shift leader for a grocery chain in the New England area. Im a service leader on the front end so Im the highest position I can be without being a salaried manager or assistant manager. I currently make 10.50 and minimum wage is only 10 dollars. Keep in mind you get hired as a service clerk doing carts and bagging for 10 dollars and hour. Past that is being a cashier and then service desk and then service leader. Im trained for all of this and make 50 cents over minimum wage? I have all the responsibly, but I get nothing Im rewarded with 50 cents over minimum wage for being responsible for an entire department when the managers arent there.there are people who work as cashiers that make more money than I do and some only that have been there a year or two longer than me. Im trained for multiple areas more than these people, but they have 1 or 2 years over me and make more money. My boss quite literally tells me Im the boss when she isnt around, yet I make less money than the people Im in charge of. Im not sure if this is normal or what, but even when I brought it up to her she said she doesnt deal with wages much and referred me to my associate relation manager. I already brought it up to my associate relation manager and she said the way wage is determined is by how busy the area is, which didnt really help me at all or answer my question.I never really did this job to make a lot of money since I just do it while in college. It does feel like Im disrespected a little bit when someone who is a horrible employee that has less skills than me gets paid more than I do. Kind of interested to see if anyone else has been in a similar situation or dealt with this before. Im guessing the pay raise deals more with tenure than how useful you actually are.Assistant: Ive experienced this at my old job. You need to ask for a raise. If they dont give you one, you should think about applying to other stores. Human: Kind of a odd question, but how when you ask for a raise is it ever awkward? The relationship I have with my associate relations manager is kind of weird and I cant imagine just walking in and demanding a raise.  <response>: Its always awkward. You can first approach them by just asking to set up a time when you could have a meeting to talk about your compensation. Definitely dont go in there just asking for more money. Let them know what you are worth. Point out all the responsibilities you have and why you DESERVE a raise. 