PSA: I asked for a 15% raise at my nursing job and got offered a promotion instead

So I've been on night shift for about two years now, and I finally worked up the nerve to ask for a raise during my annual review. I had my numbers ready, showed how I'd taken on extra duties, and asked for a 15% bump. My manager listened, then said they couldn't approve that specific raise, but offered me a charge nurse role on a different floor. It's a promotion, but it comes with way more responsibility and only a 5% pay increase initially. I mean, part of me feels like I should take any upward move, but another part feels like I got sidetracked from my original goal of just being paid more for the job I'm already doing well. Has anyone else had a raise request turn into a totally different career conversation? What would you do?

Spent $300 on a digital angle gauge for my miter saw and it's the best money I ever spent for perfect face frames.

I was always a hair off with a regular square, but this thing gets me dead-on every single time, so what other small tools have made a huge difference in your accuracy?

Bought a $200 coffee subscription that was a total letdown

I signed up for a six month plan from a roaster called 'Bean Dream' after seeing their ads everywhere. The first bag was okay, but the next three were so stale I had to throw them out. Has anyone else had a bad run with a subscription service and found a better one?

Tried stacking 50 shots of Orion with my phone app versus just 10 with the DSLR.

Had a client come in with a chemical burn from a DIY peel she bought online

Honestly, it was last Tuesday and her skin was so red and peeling in patches. She said she used a 30% glycolic acid solution from some random website and left it on for 20 minutes. I spent the whole appointment just calming her skin down with aloe and a super gentle barrier cream. It really messed up my schedule for the day. Has anyone else had to deal with fixing a bad at-home peel result, and what's your go-to recovery protocol?

Got my old GameCube reading discs again after 3 years in a box

Found it in my parents' attic last month, covered in dust. It would spin up but never load a game. Took it apart and saw the laser lens was filthy. Cleaned it with a cotton swab and some isopropyl alcohol, just like I read on a forum. Put it back together and tried my copy of Wind Waker. It booted right up on the first try. Anyone have tips for keeping the laser assembly from getting dirty so fast?

Finally got that broom finish right on a big patio in Tacoma.

The homeowner's dad, an old-timer, watched me work and just said 'you've got a good touch'. That meant more than any paycheck. Anyone else have a small comment that just stuck with you?

A pilot once asked me to fix the 'loud radio' in his Cessna 172.

He was sure the squelch was broken because he could hear a constant hiss. I spent an hour checking the whole comm system, from the antenna to the control head. Turns out he had his headset volume cranked all the way up and the squelch was just set low. He looked at me and said, 'So you're telling me I paid you to turn a knob?' Has anyone else had a simple fix that made you feel a bit silly?