Basically title. I get paid $10 per hour. Things, especially food, have been really expensive and I just learned that my landlord is increasing my rent in May.
So yesterday I asked my boss if she'd consider a raise of $15, at the minimum $13. She knows how much I'm struggling. And I showed to her how much work I've done, even if I had to do overtime, and also completed tasks that were not part of my job description to justify the raise. She agreed that I'm a hard worker and thankful for all the work I'm doing.
But said that she can't give a raise because they're a small business (true) so cannot afford it. If they give every employee a raise then they'd have to increase product prices which will make customers go to more cheaper places, meaning the company will lose more money and eventually shutdown leaving all of us jobless. She instead gave me tips on how to budget more, most of what I've been doing/done already. She even had the gall to say that I can just do more overtime if I'm tight on money. So she can afford to pay overtime but not give raises?
That was a disappointing but an eye opening conversation. I really like my job but it's just so hard to live getting paid so little. I am job-hunting, have been actually, but no prospects yet. For now, I'm just going to do the minimal effort and not overdo myself.