Helping colleagues when you don't need to, never missing a deadline - and volunteering to do more are signs you are a 'hard worker'.
Other signs you're impressing your boss include having a comprehensive to-do list, getting in early and staying late, and offering to go to endless meetings.
The poll of 2,000 office workers also found eight in 10 of those polled think they toil as hard as they possibly can, every single day.
One in three do so because they respect their boss, and the same amount just love their work - while 42 per cent 'thrive' on being busy.