<prompt> Human: I work for a precision aerospace company. I was hired on as a support worker fulfilling tickets at 12hr. Ive been at my position for about 5 months. In that 5 months I have moved from just doing tickets to managing the ticket network, being a part of the engineering ticket network, and now I am in charge of all the PPAP documentation consists of bubbling prints, creating inspection documentation, and special documentation depending on certain clauses of the customer. I feel like I have gained a considerably amount of responsibility and workload from when I was initially hired. And I believe that should merit a raise.The only thing that I see as an issue is that my father was in dying in the ICU for approximately 30 days thankfully he survived but during that time I had a decent amount of absences since Im his only family and next of kin. I also have Ulcerative Colitis and was hospitalized overnight, missing a total of 2 days which put me over the limit for days missed and got a written warning because of it. Its been about a month since I got the written warning and I havent had any absences since. And yes they were aware of reasons for the days I missedMy boss says he has high hopes for me and sees me as an important part of the team. He said he wasnt happy that they didnt give me a raise at my 60 days and he would try to get me one before my 1 year. And I did get an 18 cent raise 12.18hr, but cmon 18 cents??Ilike the job and my boss and dont wanna cause friction. I was just wondering if its appropriate to ask for a raise or if i should wait longer? And what is an appropriate amount? On average my coworkers in my group make 17-18hr  <response>: In my opinion... If you think youre underpaid, and youre willing to quit if necessary, you can always ask for a raise. 