I started my career as a locally-employed staff at a foreign Embassy (I won't mention the country, but it's a Central-American country), and I was to be paid US$ 379 PER MONTH (you read that correctly; per month). This was in a developing country – at the capital city – where cost of living was around 350 per month, so I only have a bit to save and to scrap off to enjoy the weekend.
The work? As a locally-employed staff, I will never advance my career at the Embassy because those are reserved for the diplomats. Thus, my pay will be almost the same, but workloads are advancing more and more every month. Oh one more, mind you, there is no overtime pay; BUT I was expected to stay at work at least one hour more every day.
I once asked for a raise, telling them that I had enough work experiences and I worked effectively. They said no, so I did what I must do: I worked harder while eyeing for better opportunities.
The time arrived: another Embassy opened a new position and the pay was 3 times more. This was a no-brainer for me. I quickly applied, and with my work experiences, I got accepted.
While presenting my one-month notice, the Ambassador went berserk. She was angry and mad but I kept my professionalism and composure. The new hire was kinda slow and dumb and it took months before this new hire could tune in on the work pace; I heard several months after that she also quit, and some others in the office followed.
My new office was great; there people were nice, the boss was really cool and understanding, and I had a great time there.
TLDR: Office overworked and underpaid me, denied my request for raise, and had to train bunch of new hires who also left after a few months. I got a new job with 3 times the pay.