If you are content with doing just the work you are instructed to do strictly according to instructions, you are no different from a robot or a machine such as a vending machine. When carrying out the work you are instructed to do, you can make efforts to achieve results exceeding those the superior hoped for, or after completing the work, you can try to find work on your own initiative instead of whiling away your time or chatting with other people. If you put your mind to it, you can find work from the work around you.
This applies not only to your work in the company, but also to your daily life at home. Once a habit forms, it can be put to effective use anywhere.