I work in an insurance office typing at a desk all day, been here for 7 years and was hired at 10 dollars an hour. I've had raises in the past which usually involves the president of the company walking around handing out letters saying your rate will increase by 1.00 or shows my new rate as i've switched positions a few times. I just got into the office and she sent me an email over the weekend with a letter attached saying they are increasing my pay by 5%. It's never been a percentage before, always a dollar amount. So i worked it out and it's only like 1,632 more a year. I now make 17.85. Is this common or low for the amount of years i've been with the company? It's a smaller company of like 35 to 40 people. Also a 18 year old new hire a few weeks back was talking about her pay rate which was 15 an hour and she plays on Facebook or FaceTimes her boyfriend all day and does the exact same job i did when i was hired at 10 an hour. Is this just how it goes?