Do you follow "do more than what you get paid, eventuall you'll get paid more for what you do"?

Few companies pay solely based on your potential. You have to prove yourself first.

Quote is more likely to be true if you switch companies down the line. In other words, you grind to improve yourself and not because of getting more TC. You still need confidence to negotiate your higher TC.

I do next to nothing and I still got promotion. So, no

Ignore this stuff. Do your best. Be motivated. Make a promotion plan. Never get lazy. Outperform your job always. If you don’t get recognition, leave. Don’t work harder because somebody will pay you more for it. Work harder because you will accomplish amazing things.

There are people who work hard and do well. There are people who work hard and don’t do well. There are people who don’t work hard and do well. There are people who go through life on charm alone. You never know what will get you ahead in life.

No one actually gets paid based on what they do day to day

I think it is true in most cases. Also we live in a world where people are generally impatient. Ppl who got promoted last year wants to get promoted again next year! Also most people are way overpaid considering the work they do. So keep doing the good work and eventually you will be rewarded one way or the other.

If you are into motivational quotes, the only one important is "Money is not the most important thing in life. Earn tons of it before saying such things. ".

Work smart. Not hard.

All the highly paid engineers I have met in my life were masterful negotiators. I have been told repeatedly that the single most important skill to acquire for making high tc is negotiation.