I think you did a great job advocating for yourself. Did you ask for a raise, get the dollar raise and then ask for more? Or did the bosses think this way in reference to the dollar and hour raise they did give you? I do not think they are necessarily wrong by being taken aback by your request if it was the second request and they offered you the dollar raise. What I mean is, unless your original request was to be paid the same as the new person and they countered with the dollar raise, then telling them you needed more that's one thing. But if you just asked for a raise in general and had expectations about how much it should be without sharing it they may feel offended that you didnt see the merit in what they were offering. I do not think you were wrong by any means, I can just see how from their point of view, it could seem like you were not grateful for the raise they did offer.