I work in state government. We already get paid less than any other state workers in the U.S. We were told for months that we were going to get a pay raise from the governor of our state. We followed the news hoping we would get the raise soon because most of us are struggling. Well, the day finally came. We just got a memo saying that they value us but they need to check our budget first. No raise, no bonus, no explanation why. Christ, I want to quit this job so bad.