• [ ] Start with reasonable hours
• [ ] Check the things I'm told during interview
• [ ] Expense something and see what the process is like
• [ ] Make a plan for the first month and check that with manager
• [ ] Check the first paycheck
• [ ] Plan how I'll use training budget
• [ ] Figure out informal hierarchy
• [ ] Enrol into benefits offered
• [ ] Schedule some leave
• [ ] Block out lunch/meeting free time
• [ ] Figure out how the role fits into my career goals and what's the next step
• [ ] Keep notes on the onboarding process
• [ ] Figure out how the company makes money and how my job relates to it

Source: Corey Quinn