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It is... really weird. I think it might be related to how the boss will be more respectful to you after you successfully negotiate a raise.

Like normal people are somehow wired to treat more expensive people better than less expensive people. The immediate explanation is that normal people are kind of jerks?

I mean, I'll put up with more shit for a lot more money... but that's not how it works. As I've gotten paid better, every step of the way, I got treated better in other ways, too. And that expectation is built in everywhere.