Hey, I'm an Architect! But I don't work at Red Lobster ;) Thank the universe!
I will admit I am underpaid at my job simply because I am fresh out of school and I will work for basically nothing. I can pay my bills, set aside some money to save, spend some money. etc. etc. My job isn't magnificent, but I am thankful for everyday that I am employed steadily in my field.
Architecture has been hurting a lot lately. I can see it just in the clients we get. Everyone wants to do their projects for as cheap as possible..which means that we sometimes lose money on projects.. :/ It really sucks out there for a designer whose services no one really wants to pay for.
We had a potential client call us up and say they hate the firm they ended up choosing. They only picked them because they were cheaper. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!!