I was headed out to lunch and he heard one of the female coworkers call me cheap. And then he says......"fbj it's not good when the ladies call you cheap"
I wanted to respond with......"well given me a ******* raise and I wont have to be cheap anymore."
I'm cheap because I don't make shit and have to budget
Make yourself more valuable, and either earn that pay raise, or go somewhere else and earn more.
I know I've said this before, and I think it might have been to you even. Sucking air...... is a not reason to get paid more.
If you really think you are worth more money than you are currently being paid, then prove it. I knew a guy who was working as a tech for $11/hr, and he had an engineering degree. "well they should pay me more". No....... The job you are doing.... is an $11/hr job. Go get a job that pays more.
He looked at my like I just beamed down from mars. Which was funny, because he was from Laos. Asian people... love them. <3
Guess what.... He put out his resume, got a job.... as an engineer.... and now he's paid $60K a year (starting engineer pay).
Then there was this other idiot. American moron, no degree, no skills, no abilities... doing a $12/hr job. He was complaining "I've been here 4 years, and they haven't given me a raise!"
Well if you are worth more money, why don't you find a job somewhere else that pays more?
"Well I looked, but all the jobs like this, pay $10/hr. No one else will pay as much as I make here"
THEN SHUT UP YOU MORON.
Here's a hint..... real simple.... if you are in fact worth more than you are paid at your current job, then you should be able to find someone who will pay you more.
IF you can't find anyone that will pay you even as much as you are being paid now.... then you are not worth more. You likely are over paid.