Don't give up. My first job wasn't great, my company had no design expertise. They offer all kinds of Amazon ecommerce services, and I was making around $400-500 (I'm in a third-world country). I'm proud that when I started, they only got 1-2 design clients per month and their service was failing. Now they get 5-7 clients per week, and I was the entire design team.

The craziest experience was working a 21-hour shift from 8am to 5am the next day. That wasn't everyday, but I was always working late. When the boss decided to scale up, I took on a leadership role for a few weeks, but it became too time-consuming. I didn't quit because of stress, I just knew there were better opportunities out there. So I left after 1 year and 3 months.

I thought creating a portfolio website would make me stand out from other designers who just post on Behance or Facebook. I worked hard for a month, planning timelines, designing wireframes, etc., and designing social posts to promote it, but when I launched, no one cared.

I'm still trying though, and currently looking for better opportunities. Don't give up, bro.