And this is why you don't get job advice on reddit or HN. You'll get unsolicited advice that you should quit your job because you mention you're trying to make your workplace better for other employees.

I get the impression from the parent post that they have no control over compensation and therefore are doing the best they can, with what they have, for the people around them.

I'm one of the only ones being paid what I'm worth, so I'm not going anywhere.

I'm not interested in communist nonsense, so waste your time bothering others.