package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
)

// the channel is used to notify main goroutine that the function completed successfully
func worker(done chan bool) {
    fmt.Println("working...")
    time.Sleep(time.Second)
    fmt.Println("done")

    done <- true // send a value to indicate that the function completed successfully
}

func main() {
    done := make(chan bool, 1) // create a buffered channel for notification
    go worker(done) // run worker

    <-done // blocked until a notification is received from the worker from the channel
           // if you remove the line <- done the program will close before the worker starts
}