At my last job, I finally ended up working at a company with around 150 employees on-site. I set a few ground rules for myself before joining: No social media

At my last job, I finally ended up working at a company with around 150 employees on-site. I set a few ground rules for myself before joining: No social media interactions with people from work. Invitations can be deferred until after you no longer work together. Don't get suckered into talking about politics or other divisive topics. Keep it professional and always do the right thing. With that in mind, to answer your questions: Did people like me? Heck yes they did! It was easy! I'd walk right up and introduce myself to everyone I didn't know whenever the opportunity presented itself. I'd learn about them as much as I could and tell them about what I did and hopefully we'd be able to help each other. I'd ask people how things were going and try to hang out with people as much as I could during lunch / coffee breaks. But more importantly, did they respect me? It was clear to everyone why I was there. I was there to make my team succeed despite everything that was going on outside my team. This meant that there was plenty of work to be done beyond what my title suggested.