It sucks that the ability to obtain a better job with better pay is determined largely by your job searching and interviewing skills, and random jive or not of personality traits with the interviewers and if you or they are having a rough day that day, more than your experience, skills, and ability fo perform the job competently. It's like this random element of chance being thrown in the way of your life decisions, and it hurts you psychologically and emotionally.
I interviewed for a job as a part time bank teller. I am a currently employed bank teller who has worked at the same bank for 10 years. I wasn’t even picked to go to a 2nd interview. Im sorry I don’t have the correct rehearsed answers for stupid questions like “ what does the word excellence mean to you” I’m pretty defeated.