<prompt> Human: Im a tech support analyst helpdesk recently learned that a co-worker with the same title makes almost equally the same amount although the cost of living in TN compared to SoCal is much lower. Ive been told that Im a much better analyst that my counterpart, but after 3 years on the job Ive yet to receive a raise outside of the normal 3. Im regularly tasked to handle issues that fall outside of help desk, such as networking, rack and stack, telecom troubleshooting, ect. My counter part is rarely asked to handle such events. According to our ticketing system, he actually handles more tickets than I do but many are repeated problems ect. We do not have the same amount of issues that our TN team has, I believe this has to do with the level of work and assistance I provide. What is the best way to go about asking for a raise other than getting another job offer and using that as leverage?Assistant: Move to Tennessee.Human: Great idea, but who actually wants to move to TN? Plus I moved out to Cali to be closer to my daughter.  <response>: As a Tennessee residence, I dont appreciate that statement.There are a lot of great things happening in this state -- we dont have an income tax, we have one of the fastest growing job markets, we have great music not talking about country and hot fuckin chicken.So the question shouldnt be, who actually wants to move to TN but more who doesnt want to move to TN 