I honestly don't know why I'm not feeling more joy about this. I mean, I am thrilled, and so grateful about this, but maybe some small part of me has already seen this coming because, come on now, I'm so fucking hardworking. And maybe also I'm still feeling the creative burnout :p Nevertheless, I'm endlessly grateful to the superiors who put in a good word for me, for the validation, and for finally, the unbelievably generous pay raise and giving me the pay that can rival what people my age are actually earning. So, not really overworked and underpaid anymore I guess? Overworked, sure. But not really underpaid :) Could not have asked for a better bunch of people to work for, to be honest. Sure, there'll be times where I get pissed off and frustrated but hey, I'm fucking lucky considering what I do, and where I am.