Garbage In, Garbage Out: What you put into something, matters a lot
If you don't put in the work, and use/do crap, you won't get the results you want, which is true for almost everything from cooking to your career.
How I got a $13,000 raise each year
In my experience, most salary raises are a $2000 or less a year, if that! No one really gets any more unless you are saddled with more responsibilities by moving up a level, or aft