This kind of goes against the grain of what this group is about but just came away from an annual review where they acknowledged my hard work and gave me a decent pay bump.
Good employers/companies are out there don't stop looking/demanding what you are worth.
For all you poor hard working Americans maybe consider moving though 🙁 most of the horror stories seem to be from the US of A.
As an Australian I'm horrified at some of your stories and really hope it will never happen here.