I know exactly where you're coming from. I'm a Tire Tech and have been with the company 6 years, and they are hiring new people off the street with no tire experience, that are making more than I am.
This is possible since the starting pay for new associates at my club has gone up by usually a dollar each year, and those of us already working here only get the 2% raise (essentially erasing all of our past raises). In addition new hires can get work credits even if they have no tire experience. So a new associate can make $2 more than a 6 year associate. Makes no sense, and on top of that I'm expected to do double the workload of a new hire.
A post by @XKgyGbN-wsu that shine a light on the company's flawed ways of treating the long-time associates.