Develop a specialty. There is some topic that your co-workers avoid or joke about, some task they take pains to avoid having to do. Specialize in that. It doesn

Develop a specialty. There is some topic that your co-workers avoid or joke about, some task they take pains to avoid having to do. Specialize in that. It doesn't have to be anything complicated. You will produce value in greater proportion than the work you have to do. I started out supporting accounting software and threw myself into things other people were afraid of, like intercompany accounting and general ledger data issues. Be curious about others' blind spots, and people will appreciate it. You'll become the specialist, the expert, the go-to person for something other people know little about.