I worked a lot on my first job. I thought this company was my company, and I tried to help a lot, failing in every attempt. Boy... it was very painful. After 6

I worked a lot on my first job. I thought this company was my company, and I tried to help a lot, failing in every attempt. Boy... it was very painful. After 6 years without a raise, I went to another company. After my departure, 4 people are hired to do my work. And six years later I went back to the first one, with a 700% increase in salary. What I've learned over the years is that with an external proposal, you get a raise 99% of the time. And that your effort is basically irrelevant. Politics and social capital are much, much more relevant. If your competitor is the owner's son, friend of the boss, you will lose. In the end, with some social capital you can't work in practice and you'll never get fired. Quiet quiting is for people without social capital. If, like me, you have zero social capital, my recomendation is to be very professional: I work 8 hours and if the company has an emergency, like a DDOS, I help, but I ask for a day off in the same week. If there's an opportunity for a raise, I'll try. If I see an opportunity to help the employer, I try, but without suffering. If employer try to umilate me or do not accept the days off from a emergency, like DDOS, etc I will find another job. Your employer will likely never be truly professional, but you can be.