re: Do you consider yourself to be a hard worker?

I also think people use the words hard worker and responsible interchangeably.

I have a problem letting things go I know I’m responsible for. I don’t like dropping the ball.

Making sure I’m three steps ahead always is kind of a personality trait I have of taking responsibility.

I think people conflate that with working hard or doing more than required. If it’s assigned to me, you ain’t gonna have to worry about whether it’s done because I want to keep my job. Not because I’m some model employee.