Posted by Jenny Wang on April 29, 19102 at 13:49:45:
Some people might believe that it is more important to be able to work with a group of people on a team. From my point of view, it is more difficult to work alone, because you don’t have anybody to share the work with, you have to make all the descisions by yourself and it is a big responsibility. Therefore I would say that it is more important to learn how to work independently.
Of course, it is also important to be able to work with a group of people on a team. But to my mind, that is not hard to learn. Unless you are very selfish or arrogant, you shouldn’t have a problem with working on a team.
When you have to work autonomously, there’s no one to share your work with if it’s too much for one person. Since you don’t have anybody who is helping you, you are bound to do everything on your own. You need to organize your time in order to be able to meet the deadline.
Moreover, working independently means to be able to make all the decisions that are related to your work project by yourself. There is nobody to discuss problems or changes with. You need to consider pros and cons based on your knowledge and feelings.
More importantly, working independently requires a sense of responsibility. Since you have to do all the work and make all the decisions on your own, the success is all due to you. But you also need to realize that you are the one to blame when you fail.
All things considered, I believe that it is more important to be able to work independently because it is harder to deal with, since it is a big responsibility to do all the work and make all the decisions without the help of others.