before pandemic started: - I asked more money (so that I can afford live alone in high COL) they said no. - I asked to work remotely - they sad no - I asked fo

before pandemic started: - I asked more money (so that I can afford live alone in high COL) they said no. - I asked to work remotely - they sad no - I asked for more money (but less now) they still said no. I left. found a remote job with 25% raise. in 3 months pandemic hit and everybody started working remotely.