There are plenty of bonuses, like stock purchase plans, that I have no way of using because I'm already needing to make up a $400 shortfall each month. Raises are almost two percent a year if you're a top performer like me, which means they're worse than that for everyone else. No, there is no cost of living increase; the pay has fallen behind inflation every year for my entire time here, and it's getting to catastrophic level.
If I can't keep on finding odd work to do that, I will wind up needing a second job, which my health will not support.