Strike the right balance between clarity + confidence and courtesy + consideration.

No one should show up for their first day at a new job with no idea what to expect. And yet, that’s exactly what I did for my first job out of college. I’d moved 2,000 miles to a city where I knew no one, and I felt disoriented as I stepped into the office. Not wanting to seem naive, I hadn’t asked many questions. I showed up unprepared, clueless about the dress code or even where to take my lunch break.