As someone who is also sometimes underestimated, I sympathize with your situation. Good on you though for being self-aware and perceptive enough to realize it

As someone who is also sometimes underestimated, I sympathize with your situation. Good on you though for being self-aware and perceptive enough to realize it is they who have the incorrect view and having the patience to let that view correct itself over time. Turning it to your advantage and taking joy in watching that correction take place is doubly good. Most people in your position just assume, “people don’t think highly of me on first impression, and they must be right”