join the club

phrase

variants or less commonly welcome to the club

informal

—said to indicate that the problems or feelings someone is having are problems or feelings that the speaker has had

If you don't understand the rules, join the club: no one else does either!

—often used to suggest that a person's problems or feelings are not unusual and do not deserve much sympathy

So you think you deserve to be paid more money for your work? Well, join the club.