The art director of Obsession which has made over $200,000,000 so far got paid $7000 for her work.

I think the lesson here is to always back yourself, even if it's terrifying and risky
if you know you're working on a project with insane upside potential and believe in your work, why not ask for an equity option and a lower upfront payment?
She will now have a lot of insane opportunities open to her that she didn't have before but it sucks when people miss out on upside they caused because they're too scared to take the risk