the food chain

I feel like plankton after scrutinizing the hierachy of the entire setting, but somehow feel I'm of vague importance, and I'm meant to fit into some role which could make a difference, just like those little corner/side pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Maybe I just have to wait for the bosses to come back to tell me exactly what I'm supposed to do. Seems like there are big shoes to fill, but these are new shoes so with no predecessor, no tried-and-tested route, no paved ways, comes a whole new challenge. I've learned alot in the past 2 days, just by reading policy papers (reminiscent of the time I had piles of scientific journals to read) and attending briefings by different heads, and I never knew things could be so complicated. Anyhow, when my laptop comes, everything is set up and the bosses are back, that's probably when I'll start to feel the pressure(?).