Luckily, many people have been there and learned the ropes.
A group of users from the Quora Q-and-A website drew from their experiences to address the question, “What were the best things you learned in your first job?” The answers provide ways to make yourself invaluable to your manager and succeed in the workplace.
We’ve highlighted a few below.
1. Attitude is more important than output.
Especially early on, establishing that you are a positive, solutions-oriented employee will be more important than actual output, recalls Quora user Michael Chen from his first job at a management consulting firm. “Be a net adder of energy to a room,” he encourages.