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>Onboarding is, generally by design, a rare event and something will always go wrong. It is not (both). Hypergrowth startups and large companies onboard severa
by ivan_gammel 5y ago
>Onboarding is, generally by design, a rare event and something will always go wrong.
It is not (both). Hypergrowth startups and large companies onboard several dozens new people every month with limited HR, IT and management resources and usually do not have luxury to make a lot of things wrong in the process. Hence the need to optimize and build a standard operating procedure for it.
>The new employee's manager should expect to escort them continuously for the first week.
This task can be delegated to a „buddy“. It helps people to grow and spares some time for the manager (who still needs to plan some more time than usual for this new team member).
- greenyoda 5y ago> This task can be delegated to a „buddy“. That seems to be a better solution. A new employee may hesitate to ask their manager questions that show they don't understand something. But they may feel less nervous about asking a co-worker. Also, a co-worker might have more relevant technical knowledge than a manager would.