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