Three most valuable lessons from your working experience

1. Keep your attitude in check and have a learning approach to everything
Your work-life will be fraught with complications, irritations and a multitude of problems. You will have to deal with other people, and that always creates complexities. Do not attempt to fake your attitude. You will fail, even if you are an Oscar-worthy performer. The cornerstone of the right attitude at work is your willingness to be an energy giver.

Remind yourself to be helpful even if it does not profit you immediately. Understand how to respect others, especially when they annoy you. Learn to be committed to your word. And, when you make mistakes, admit them and own up. Tell your boss what you learnt, and how you will do it differently the next time.

2. Manage your emotions with your bosses, especially if you are led by high functioning sociopath
Interestingly, Robert Hogan, an American psychologist best known for his innovations in personality testing, wrote in his book "Personality and the Fate of Organizations" that 60-75 percent of managers are incompetent, or poor leaders. That ranges from managers who are simply in over their heads to those who are truly awful and destructive.

The lesson for you to learn, as quickly as you can, is that it is so much better to figure out ways to peacefully co-exit with people. You need to learn to manage your reactions and work within ge condition you face. The art of managing a difficult boss is founded on your ability to keep all interactions with them on the topic at hand, and to the point. Even if your boss does not to do this, you need to continue to be civil, pleasant and polite.

The most counter-productive thing you can do is to form a gang of like-minded colleagues who collectively dislike the boss. It never solves your issue with your boss. Do not do this, and do not entertain others who do this.

3. You have been hired to solve problems, rather than contributing to them
Many people capitulate whenever they encounter problems. Condition your mind swiftly to the reality that you will be inundated with problems at work, and that is, in fact, a good thing. Do not dwell on the pain of the problems. Alternatively, focus on working at unraveling them.