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New Joiner Welcome Pack ? #131

Open nelsonic opened 7 years ago

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

This photo: www.linkedin.com/hp/update/6206405494173626368 got 16k< "likes" and 600< comments on LinkedIn

fanduel-employee-welcome-pack

Firstly, if this is all it takes to get that much "social media engagement" ... wow! 🤔

Obviously Fan Duel - a "skills-based entertainment product" i.e. gambling website!! ... has money to burn on "nice things" but I'm fairly certain other companies do similar things. I joined Groupon too early on for them to have a formal "joiners process" so I had to put my own PC together and install my own OS etc. but there was something similar towards the end of my time there ...

Tasks/Todo

How do we not make this feel like a "factory" when we get to 100+ team members? #ScalingLove

relates to: https://github.com/dwyl/start-here/issues/106

iteles commented 7 years ago

I would also like to make sure that all of this is as sustainable as possible. Every developer has a pile of branded swag that they don't use, so the first step is to know what dwylers actually want and most importantly will use so that it doesn't end up in landfill.

So @dwyl/ateam, what would you use/need?

Jbarget commented 7 years ago

What I would use:

Looking at that list all of them are in the 'nice to have' section as opposed to need.

It would be nice to make sure the new employee has an avatar on the website when they join so that they feel part of the team as soon as they join.

vdeturckheim commented 7 years ago

A small thing that can make a difference: a short letter from someone who will be your manager (or at least help you on your first days/weeks) with an intro and a strong welcome. Meaning, "you already have a friend here."

stevepeak commented 7 years ago

I would love to learn what your team chooses here. Codecov would like to offer similar welcome packages to employees and customers. @nelsonic 😉

iteles commented 7 years ago

@stevepeak :laughing: Very subtle!

harrygfox commented 7 years ago
SimonLab commented 7 years ago
carolrmc commented 7 years ago

Vladimir de Turckheim has the right idea here, but it doesn't need to be a manager. A contact person who can welcome them tbefore they start and be a 'buddy' once they're at Palmer Street.

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  • a red hoodie
  • haskell, elixir, phoenix, elm... functional stuff books
  • a second red hoodie

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ghost commented 7 years ago

I think the most important thing isn't the merchandise etc but the employee's new manager having an onboarding plan for the new employee. It doesn't set a good starting tone when a new employee starts and the new manager is ill-prepared or doesn't have a plan for the first week.

It's all about making the new starter feel like they are in safe hands and they are going to have the correct onboarding, support they need and learning opportunities to give them the best possible start in their role. The job of the manager is to remove any potential obstacles therefore allowing the new starter to hit the ground running.

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@markwilliamfirth totally agree! how people feel is way more important than any swag ... did you see: https://github.com/dwyl/start-here/issues/106 [help wanted] and https://github.com/dwyl/start-here/blob/master/onboarding.md ? we need an amazing "onboarding" process. 🦄 🌈 😂 ❤️ ✅ 🎉

alls I was sayin' with this issue, is that when someone starts as a "Fulltimer" with DWYL we want to make them feel like a "part of the team" by giving them a T-Shirt/Hoodie...

we wanted to know what else would be (really) nice to give people when they arrive... (or what we can send remote people in a "care package") we're going to give people a pretty good experience before they join us: https://twitter.com/nelsonic/status/813332079740092417

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@SimonLab please list all the books we need to order and we will get them ordered today. thanks!

iteles commented 7 years ago

@markwilliamfirth That's definitely a given before we move onto this!

SimonLab commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic I have a few books in mind but I think you might already have them so could we instead have a library system where dwyl people could see which books are available (or recommended or interesting read) to borrow instead? If the books are already borrowed we can then buy more copies?

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@SimonLab yes!! 😍

katpas commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic @iteles @markwilliamfirth if only there was a tool in prototype form aiming to help you handle that process 😁

sohilpandya commented 7 years ago

❤️ the idea of glass water bottle, notebook, T-shirts & hoodie! 😉

stevepeak commented 7 years ago

@iteles just for you 👍 😃 hehe

  1. Branded Macbook lint cloth for the keyboard :neckbeard:
  2. USB-C to USB (I just got one from Readme.io in the mail, pretty cool!) 🔌
  3. A stuffed animal that doubled as a screen cleaner 🐒
  4. Branded The Tile App 🔲
Jbarget commented 7 years ago

http://uk.keepcup.com/design-your-own/design-your-own-brew.html#Plug=white&Lid=white&Band=white&Cup=white&size=m

This could be great on so many levels:

otajor commented 7 years ago

@Jbarget

could make people wash up their own mug as they have ownership of a lovely mug

V. euphemistic 😄 Did you mean: "Everyone will know if you leave your mug unwashed in the sink"?

Jbarget commented 7 years ago

haha that didnt cross my mind but thats true as well :)

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@Jbarget / @otajor that would only work if we didn't have any "guest" mugs ... i.e. un-named. but I like the idea of giving people personalised mugs either way. 👍

iteles commented 7 years ago

@Jbarget I totally own a keepcup and use it all the time :heart: