<prompt> Human: Ive seen a lot of posts concerning this topic lately including myself. I thought Id share my story. I performed very well at work this past year so I was expecting a fairly substantial raise when it came time for performance review. Review came around and I only got a 3 raise which is about what every employee got. My immediate supervisor said in my review that he didnt agree with my raise. I set up a meeting with my supervisor and his manager. I explained how I didnt think I was being fairly compensated for my performance. I knew there were coworkers making a significant amount more than me that didnt nearly match my performance I didnt use that fact as leverage as most people here advised not too. I did, however, touch on this subject and my manager took off and ran with it. He agreed with me and told me how well I was performing. He said he would make it right for me. I took this as basically a no but still had hopes for something to happen. A week later, I mention it to my supervisor in passing. He says come in and shut the door. Told me the director of our department hasnt signed off yet but he verbally agreed and hr gave their approval. I received a promotion and a raise in the 8-10 range. On top of my 3 raise I dont have the exact number yet because I havent seen the paperwork yet. tl:dr I asked my employer for a raise and they actually came through.  <response>: I worked for two years with out ever asking for a raise. It was my first real job, but I started entry level. I got a friend a job there, he had no experience but started off making 13.00hr when I was making 12.At first I was jealous, then I was upset. That friend taught me a valuable lesson. You cant just be a hard worker, you have to negotiate on your own behalf. I negotiated a raise to 16, then 24, then 30, and so on. The company was great, I just learned the hard way they wont just give you money. If you are a good asset to a company, have confidence in yourself and negotiate the pay you are happy with or move on. 