Yes and no. If you're unhappy with your job, having a big bucket of money thrown at you is unlikely to make you suddenly happy at your job. But raises also usua

Yes and no. If you're unhappy with your job, having a big bucket of money thrown at you is unlikely to make you suddenly happy at your job. But raises also usually come with the recognition that you're doing a good job; that the company is wanting to keep you around. Not getting a raise in 2+ years gives the impression that the company doesn't care about you, and what you do doesn't really matter.