<prompt> Human: So I got a job during my last year of college getting an Associates of Sciences in CAD which I spent 2 years at. 4 years later Im just ending my 2nd year at a new company and I still feel like I am being paid entry level wages for my industry. I am a CAD Drafter in which I have 13 years of educational experience and now 4 years of professional experience. I work at a company that has ESOP and yearly bonuses for all employees as well as tuition benefits which I am taking advantage of working on my Bachelors. I was just promoted and did not receive a raise in pay beyond the COLA and this has been typical from the first years performance review. My question is, am I being greedy for thinking I should have received a pay raise for moving up from entry level to a more experienced position? I have a lot of benefits and I like my job. I am not thinking of quitting Im more trying to understand company politics and if I should think of my situation differently instead of looking at the finance part only.Assistant: Those other benefits might justify a lower salary compared to the market rate if those benefits arent typical, but imo it wouldnt justify a lack of raise when promoted.How do you have 13 years of educational experience at 27 with no BA? Do you mean like kindergarten through high school or something?Human: Started drafting with CAD as a freshman in high school 2003 and graduated in 2007 while each year of high school taking a drafting course some I retook because I enjoyed it and my parents agreed its a good skill to explore especially for potential jobs after high school college. I graduated with my associates in 2014 each semester taking 1-2 classes but always atleast 1 CAD class.Ive had to work full time since I graduated high school to pay bills and pay for college so I couldnt take the normal 4-5 classes per semester. It would have been too much for me to handle. My plan is to graduate with my Bachelors some time around the year 2024Assistant: Thanks. I see how you got that number, but I think phrasing it that was drastically overestimates you educational experience.Human: I would definitely agree. One class of CAD a semester, or two a year-ish, seems like youre trying to add years to your experience by adding 13 years educational experience when its really near normal coursework. Especially if your plans to graduate in 8 years, you cant just go around saying, well now I have 21 years educational experience if you were to take a CAD course each year without looking foolish. Assistant: I can see where both of you are coming from. It can absolutely make it sound like I have more experience than I do but the fact is I do actually have 13 years of working in AutoCAD every year since 2003. How do you bridge that gap in phrasing?  <response>: I do actually have 13 years of working in AutoCAD every year since 2003.Even if by a very specific definition that is accurate, you should stop saying that. Anyone that hears you say that is going to understand something different and when the true definition comes out it sounds like you were trying to mislead them.As far as phrasing perhaps:AutoCAD has been a hobby of mine for years when I was younger, and formalized that in college with X number of CAD courses including specialized CAD work in y and z types of CAD. Would you like to see my portfolio of work? 