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Worse, you become important but with no pay raise
Then it becomes all pain no gain
That one has a simple answer:
If they are not paying you, they don't consider you important, simple as that.
I think it’s a bit more complicated than that.
I would say if they’re not paying you what you’re worth then there’s a few possibilities:
That's called leverage. "Oh you don't want the only person who knows how to do X to quit? Sounds like a you problem."