Minimum wage is my maximum wage:(

This happens to me too. Our minimum wage is higher though. I think they should get rid of the minimum wage. It causes too many people to have to work under the table, since some jobs aren't worth that much. And it makes it harder for teens to get jobs. Back as a teen I had to work for $3 an hour since minimum wage was at $6.25 and no one would pay me that to do anything. Now minimum wage is around $8 and I'm sure even more people work under the table.

I am someone who is working for a minimum salary too and right now I am searching for a new job but as you know jobs are very difficult nowadays so I have to stay in my current job itself until I do not get a job.

Oh yeah, I know how you feel. I'm working for minimum wage as well.

Luckily, my company gave a slight raise to employees to correspond with the increase in minimum wage. Even though I have gotten a raise because of it, I am not a big advocate of the minimum wage. It has a tendency to cause inflation and slow economic growth. If employers have to pay more to employees, then they will raise prices to cover the costs. It will cost the employee more to live, so the extra wage really does no good. It is just an endless cycle of unnecessary government intervention. Gotta love watching your tax dollars spent to force unnecessary legislation on you.

Are you making minimum wage ($7.25/hr) now? If not, you need to ask for that other nickel per hour! Here's the thing with minimum wage......it exists for employers to take advantage of workers. People like yourselves that think either: 1)You lack the proper skills to warrant a better salary. 2)You lack the necessary educational requirements. 3)You lack the self esteem to get paid what you're worth. That's it in a nutshell. I've been in the position of unskilled laborer. I've also been the manager of a multi-million dollar business (Blockbuster Video store). There will always be those employers looking for a cheap labor force. How do you see yourself? Are you worth more than "minimum wage"? Ask for it. If THEY (your employer) doesn't think you're worth minimum wage or a little more, get another job. You can ALWAYS find a minimum wage job. Use your free time to look around for other job prospects. It's always easier to "get a job when you have a job". There's a lot of truth in that age-old statement. As far as minimum wage is concerned, I'm neither for it or against it. Fact is, it is what it is and it's probably not going to change any time soon. It's up to us workers to decide what we're worth.