Your first weeks
18 steps
13 May Send the contract and get it signed
HR · Nothing else can start until this is back.
done
16 May Order the laptop and second monitor
IT · Standard dev spec. Lead time is about a week, so this one bites if it slips.
done
20 May Book the first-week diary: team intros, architecture walkthrough
Marcus Ofori
done
20 May Pick a buddy and tell them
Marcus Ofori
done
21 May Create accounts: email, SSO, repo, CI
IT
done
22 May Desk, pass and a welcome note ready
HR
done
23 May Morning welcome and office tour
Marcus Ofori
done
23 May Hand over the laptop and check they can sign in
IT
done
23 May Health, safety and fire briefing
HR
done
23 May Lunch with the team
Their buddy
done
24 May Read the engineering handbook
For you
25 May Get the dev environment running locally
For you · Buddy pairs on this — if it takes more than a morning the docs need fixing.
27 May First pull request merged
For you · Something small and real. The point is the pipeline, not the change.
27 May End of week one one-to-one
Marcus Ofori
done
6 Jun On-call shadowing arranged
Marcus Ofori
done
22 Jun 30-day check-in
Marcus Ofori
done
22 Jun Probation objectives agreed and written down
Marcus Ofori
done
20 Aug 90-day review
Marcus Ofori
done