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Re:Optimize Onboarding by tachyonbeam on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @07:08AM (#24407234)
I've switched employer and been through the "fun activities" recently. All remote though, because COVID. Two weeks of online lectures and "icebreaker" activities. It was a weird experience, and I think the actual, useful information could have been condensed in a single day, instead of two weeks.

The actual, useful onboarding, was mostly me asking my colleagues where to find the things I needed to find. I can program, I can learn what I need to learn, I just need some good pointers and for my teammates to be patient, supportive and understanding.

Re:Optimize Onboarding by daniellarusso on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @07:57AM (#24407511)
Any icebreakers you liked?

I run a fully remote team and am always looking for ways to make a new member feel comfortable, and the existing team comfortable with the new person... or at least less-awkward.

Also, anything to specifically avoid?