# New-hire First Week Plan

**Name:** _______________  **Role:** _______________  **Start date:** _______________
**Manager:** _______________  **Buddy:** _______________

> Principle: remove friction first, shadow before shipping, hit a small win by Friday.

## Day 1 - welcome and setup (no productivity pressure)

- 09:00 - Meet manager; office / systems tour
- 09:30 - Laptop, credentials and MFA verified working
- 10:00 - Team welcome coffee
- 11:00 - HR paperwork completed (contract signed, RTW verified, GDPR notice acknowledged)
- 12:30 - Lunch with buddy (calendar-booked in advance)
- 14:00 - Read: company handbook, product docs, team wiki
- 16:00 - Post welcome message to team channel
- 16:30 - 15-minute wrap-up with manager: any friction? anything missing?

## Day 2 - shadow

- Shadow ______________ on ______________
- Shadow ______________ on ______________
- 30 min with buddy: end-of-day questions

## Day 3 - shadow + reading

- Shadow ______________ on ______________
- Read: ______________
- 30 min with buddy

## Day 4 - shadow + first small task

- Shadow ______________ on ______________
- First small task assigned: ______________ (small enough to definitely succeed)

## Day 5 - the small win

- Ship the small task with supervision
- Draft 30-60-90 plan (three outcomes at each interval)
- End-of-week review with manager: how did the week feel? what changed since Wednesday?

## After week one

- Weekly 1:1 with manager scheduled
- Weekly 1:1 with buddy (30 min, informal) scheduled for weeks 2-4
- 30-day review scheduled

_Free to use commercially. Adapt for your role and organisation._