Photo by Gautam Krishnan on Unsplash Dear readers, Thank you for coming here! This is the episode 2 of the “Good employee” series. Instead of talking about several points in the same category as I did in episode 1, I would like to focus on only one point in this post, which came to me recently as really fundamental. Stay independent in your work. This should come before all skills and techniques. Photo by Miguel A. Amutio on Unsplash Let me share my experiences first.

1. A Good Start

As a young kid, I was quite good at staying independent. It was easy for me to resist lures, such as snacks, little secrets etc and intimidation, such as threatening. I just did not like the idea of being someone’s “puppy” and running around following someone. I would rather play alone. On the other hand, I did not enjoy the feeling of being the “boss” either. So, growing up, I did not really have any close...