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