Do your job and demand your compensation - but in that order.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Advice? Look at your pay statements.
I have had demanding jobs since I was 18 years old. I have had two sick days in all my working life.
What I do will be straight up. Management knows that.
If one job doesn't pay all the bills, don't worry. You can get another one and another one and another one.
Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction.
If you're working for a good company and you're happy there, and you're being compensated accordingly, and your work satisfies you, you should stay there.
There's no way I can justify my salary level, but I'm learning to live with it.
Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.
Do more than you are being paid to do, and you'll eventually be paid more for what you do.
Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.