You know it’s been quite a while that I took my business law class, but there was a legal defe

You know it’s been quite a while that I took my business law class, but there was a legal defense that I remember learning about called, doctrine of avoidable consequences, which prevents a person from recovering damages that could have been avoided through reasonable efforts.

For 13 years, OP chose to work as a part-time worker at a grocery store for an average annual raise of $0.05.

Obviously, OP isn’t trying to take their employer to court or anything to recover damages, but dang, could they have made a reasonable effort to avoid these consequences. Like this is borderline negligence for their own well-being haha