So, this story may not be as grand as some here, but I wanted to share it anyway, because it wouldn't have turned out this way without this community.
Long story short, my employer wanted to give my crew and I some new responsibilities to help fill some gaps with a different team due to staffing issues. It wasn't anything too hard, but still outside the wheelhouse of our current job requirements, and would regularly pull time away from our current responsibilities.
So after we were told this, I remembered the things this community has shown me, and I started talking with the guys on my team. Nobody liked the idea of new responsibilities, and with a little prodding, they agreed that this should constitute a small raise; if for nothing more than to set boundaries with our employer. So we went back and had a reasonable conversation with our manager, who used the argument that we needed us to be “Team Players”. But we stayed firm. Literally, everyone on the team stuck together and made points in our favor.
Its now 2 months later. We didn't get the raise, but the concept of us assisting this other team has been completely dropped. Like, the idea just disappeared and hasn't been mentioned since that meeting.
Like I said, it's not the biggest victory, but I just wanna thank this community for showing that its worth fighting for every inch when you can.