<prompt> Human: I work in a data entry position, have been there for a year and a half now. I recently found out that my coworker is making a higher hourly wage than me, despite having less experience. She was hired two weeks after me, and we have exactly the same job title but I have more responsibilities as I have Excel knowledge that has come in useful.The company has made it clear that there will be no raises as we are going through a slow period, so I cannot simply ask for a raise I have already done that and been shut down. All I would like is to be paid at least as much as my counterpart.How do I go about bringing this up? I know that it is not illegal to discuss salary with coworkers, but it is definitely frowned upon. I do not want to be throwing my coworker under the bus for having told me her wage, but it has been really bugging me ever since I found out.  <response>: Sounds like she negotiated better when taking the job. Not much you can do. 