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