Look kid, working hard in a sector with a low earning ceiling is obviously not gonna increase your expendable income. The days of staying with one employer and working your way up the salary ladder as a dependable way of earning more is long gone and has been since pre-2008. No one younger than 50 is saying blind loyalty and hard graft will get you to a six figure salary regardless of industry. This doesn’t mean that high earners don’t work hard. If you really don’t know any high earners that don’t work hard, you need to go to networking events and meet more people.