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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is it normal/okay for rent to increase 2% per year but asking for a 2% per year raise is ridiculous?

Fairly straightforward, what makes one seem okay while the other can get you fired?

Edit: the "fired" line seems to be a bit hyperbolic. I am wondering what makes it so that a raise in rent is seen as normal but employers don't generally increase wages without it being asked/fought for. (Though from the comments this might just be in my and my families experience)
gpt
Asking for a 2% raise isn't ridiculous, and if just asking for it gets you fired, you had a terrible job to begin with. That's not to say that lots of people don't have terrible jobs, but even for them, the usual answer is, "no, we're not raising your wage" instead of "you're fired."