<prompt> Human: So last year I worked for a large insurance company in a corporate environment, call center, and made about 17.30 an hour. At the point of losing my fucking mind and health issues that insued due to stress, I decided to quit my job and take a month off work before finding another one. I was able to find a job within a mile of my house with way less stress but it came with making 11hr.The company is great, the work is great, and I want to be here. But I cant live on 11hr and its straining my bills. I want to talk to them about potential raises and what we can do but Im not sure about the best way to approach this since Im only just now coming up on 6 months here. I know they continuously talk about how I am under utilized, and how great of a job I am doing, so Im hoping that helps. But I really dont want to just walk in with the Hey Im really needing to figure out what raises we can arrange so that I can pay my bills, or I need to look for other jobsAny help would be appreciated.EDIT FOR UPDATE: Thank you everyone for the responses, I will be having a discussion with my direct superior in regards to what we can work out. All of your input has been very helpful.EDIT II FOR UPDATE: Had conversation with my direct superior, did not make my first priority talking about my problems, started a little like I really wanted to talk to you about some concerns I have and the solutions I may have for those concerns, I know I agreed to 11hr when taking the job, but there have been some changes in my personal life that makes that pay a little difficult for me to live with, my solution would be to have cross training to help in understaffed areas, andor work overtime filling those positions as well. I am really happy here, I want to be here, and I want to stay, so I would like to figure out a raise structure or plan for us to implement so I can be of more validated use. something verrryy close to that He was totally cool, said that I have met expectations and exceeded, and the amount chosen for my position was due to them juggling 4 different people in my position that were not capable of performing, but that they want to better utilize me and he will come up with a written plan around a raise and cross training opportunities for me to fill peoples positions while they are outhelp in understaffed areas. It was a quick, calm and completely understanding conversation. Thank you all for the awesome suggestions and support.  <response>: They dont care about your bills or personal problems. They want to know what you can do to make them more money. Ideally the more money you can make them, the more they will pay you. 