Ask yourself "Would I like to be friend with <me>". Then invest in things you do not like. Smile. Go to gym. Be friendly with people, but not creepy. Help people. Be good family member and friend. Get yourself good clothes. Find interesting hobby. Cook. Pay whole bill when you go outside occasionally. Do it for yourself, not for others. When you become best version of self, people will start notice you more and more.
I work for Huawei in Germany as external contractor. Project I am working on is extremely interesting and payment is correct. Some of colleagues I have are one of smartest people that I met. There is culture clash sometime when I need to collaborate with colleagues in mainland China, but I see them as interesting features of global world. If job is interesting, well paid and progress in your career then go ahead.