First day at work: - Onboard with HR - Get the laptop, headphones, etc. - Credentials and VPN should work. - Office access (if needed. I insist all engineers MU

First day at work: - Onboard with HR - Get the laptop, headphones, etc. - Credentials and VPN should work. - Office access (if needed. I insist all engineers MUST BE ABLE to work from the office... if they want, or the neighbour is making renovations, etc). First week is for meeting colleages (we're remote), and get rid of as much mandatory training (legal, safety, compliance etc) you can. I expect some training yet to be done still on week 6. The new hire is invited to agile rituals from day 2, but nothing is expected. Just to get used to the vibe. He/She might pick up things as they appear with the help of a buddying engineer. But no more than one task at time. After week 2 he/she can start writing... words, not code. Code review is Ok, but might be too much for some people. The point is to make sure s/he knows where to ask, where are some things... After week 3 should be allowed to code :-)