Most of us have did that mistake in early 20s... the thing is it's hard sometimes to notice who is your support system from colleague and fren especially when you're needy and they offer a hand but actually it's for their own benefit.
I was underpaid when I did my first job.. most of other colleagues were getting thrice more than what I was paid meanwhile I was doing twice more work but still had respect and stayed like more than colleagues and boss.
Having someone that you could depend on is better and doesn't make you feel left alone incapable or such.. but still, it's rare to have such relationship where you work.
Most people who are underpaid are mostly suffering from an unfair system where one person gets to benefit from the individual efforts of others. This is how life is. Most of the times, we have people who just want to overuse your efforts, just to build themselves and what they have going.
Yea, exactly!
Been through that situation and don't want to go through it again but well it's a system created for such people..