5.) Ask a colleague to give you a dedicated intro session. Not just a random “I show you some stuff on my PC” but a real one. Typically a nice way for the colleague to reflect on their learning as well and/or prepare a public talk :-)
6.) Be aware that almost no one really knows. They are all bluffing, they are all biased. There are exceptions but they are super rare. Even someone 2-4 years in a specific job will get his stuff done but still struggle with some concepts. On Management Level it gets worse as those guys tend to not have the time to digg into it
Can't stress (6) enough. Most people do stuff because that's what they heard first or it's a solution they found for a problem that existed years ago. Having a new perspective and questioning existing norms is healthy. You can add value there more than most of the existing "tribe".
When you do 5.) show them appreciation - buy them a nice meal as they explain things to you - it's a nice thing to do, a small price to pay, assuming it's appropriate
At our company when I was on boarded we had a process called boot camps. Which was basically a week set aside with meetings for each respective team/department to get a high level over view of what they do and how they fit together with the company as a whole. This gave me some good insight on how I fit in as well as open up new dumb questions to follow up with.
Definitely 5 - not only do you learn a lot, but you also learn about different people's learning/teaching styles too. You also pick up on the political landscape, as well as priorities.
Had the best intro in my previous job where the first 2 weeks were dedicated to learning and meeting people. Overwhelming, but good chance to really crack on with it.
These are great! An important caveat for 5) is to make sure you have done the ground work before asking! There is nothing worse than spending valuable 1-1 time with somebody who hasn't even done the React tutorial yet ...
5.) Ask a colleague to give you a dedicated intro session. Not just a random “I show you some stuff on my PC” but a real one. Typically a nice way for the colleague to reflect on their learning as well and/or prepare a public talk :-)
6.) Be aware that almost no one really knows. They are all bluffing, they are all biased. There are exceptions but they are super rare. Even someone 2-4 years in a specific job will get his stuff done but still struggle with some concepts. On Management Level it gets worse as those guys tend to not have the time to digg into it