>>17332904
Why do you give a shit about what your coworkers think of you? They're coworkers

That's completely up to you. There are perks to having your coworkers like you. It means you can get lots of good references if you pursue a higher paying gig. Being appreciated is just nice in itself. I'd have to be making an awful lot of money to work somewhere with people I don't get along with.

>>17332973

Not really a matter of liking--they like me, but every day is like having to prove I belong there and am able to do my job. Feeling a bit raw about it today, but I am curious what people think in general. For one thing, I don't think it's possible to get any kind of promotion or whatever without being respected, right?

>>17332904
In my opinion, the latter. I worked for many years in a decent paying job as a service technician, but my boss and supervisors were such pieces of shit that I quit, and now I work in my own tiny, one man buissness.

It pays less, since I don't always have work, but I don't have to live with the continous anger that involves being ordered around by a bunch of scumbags who get paid double you do to do just that

Depends on how it affects you. Getting more money isn't helpful if people make you hate yourself. Getting more respect isn't helpful if you hate yourself for getting less money.

Maybe you have too much self respect to work with people who don't respect you. Maybe you have too much self respect to work at job where you make less money than you know you can. So what is it you value more?

Personally I'd go for people respecting me and less money.