[toomuchtodo]

Following on to this, earning the trust of your colleagues takes time and effort. “Paying your dues” doesn’t capture the nuance in my opinion.

[burntoutfire]

Perhaps you're right, English is not my native language.

[toomuchtodo]

I couldn’t tell, your English is very good. I hope my comment didn’t come across in any way as a sleight, my apologies if so.