Onboarding
Onboarding is incredibly important for us at OET. We highly recommend taking at least a couple of days for onboarding followed by team specific onboarding and training. Please feel free to participate in your team’s work in your first week, but don’t feel like you have to contribute heavily.
For a smooth as possible onboarding we have created a new Onboarding Project for you on the OET GitHub.
For your first days, on the so-called Kanban Board in this project you can find a list of ToDo's that are assigned to you and which you can complete one by one.
The following guide will give you some helpful information to get you started. We are thrilled to have you on board, welcome to the OET team!
Get started on Day 1
On your first day, you will be welcomed by your manager in a short onboarding meeting where they will explain to you some first steps.
You should also have been added to OET's Discord server, which is the centre of our daily communication.
For more information on the company Discord see below in Discord Server Support for New Team Members.
You can then start working on your Kanban Board in your custom Onboarding Project on the OET GitHub.
Once you have completed a task, you can simply mark it as done. If some tasks don't apply to you, you can also simply mark them as done.
First week
During your first week you will continue to work through the issues of your Onboarding Project until they are all completed and the project can be closed.
In your first week, you will be officially introduced to the team in person in the E-Group Weekly, which takes place online every Tuesday at 2 p.m. CET.
This is also your chance to meet everyone in person and say a few words.
It is very important to us that you always feel supported with any questions that you may have during the onboarding process and afterwards. In order to have someone to talk to and share questions and concerns with, you will be assigned a buddy who you will meet during your first week. The general idea is that your buddy will also be involved in the work that you will be doing afterwards, so that you can discuss specific technical issues.
Within the first few days you will also be contacted by your manager who will slowly introduce you to the projects you will be working on. You will be given some initial tasks and reading material to get you started and familiarise you with the projects.
Discord Server Support for New Team Members
OET's Discord server is the centre of our daily communication.
Here you will find various public channels, text channels as well as project-related channels where the OET team regulary exchanges on different topics.
On your first day you will join the Discord and introduce yourself briefly in the #welcome channel.
Another important channel for your weekly ToDo's will be the #discussionchannel. Apart from general discussion, all OET team members have opened their own prio-talk threads in this channel.
In their prio-talk thread each team member outlines their progress from the previous week, their current ToDo's and other updates at the beginning of each week.
With everyone working remotely, this helps the team stay connected with regards to what people are up to each week and encourages helpful exchange on topics.
To start a new thread in a channel you can click on the thread icon in the top right corner of your Discord.
Another useful aspect of the Discord server is the video chat meeting rooms. Here you can find rooms for co-working, official meetings or even a nice digital coffee chat with a colleague.
Managers of New Team members
A new Onoarding Project is created on the open-energy-transition GitHub for the new team member at least 4 business days prior to their start date.
In this project a Kanban Board is filled with issues that are to be completed by the responsible Manager and HR Team as well as the new member during the onboarding process.
Managers, HR and IT Ops all have tasks that need to be completed prior to the start date to ensure a smooth and successful onboarding process.
For questions or help with any of these tasks feel free to reach out to the responsible HR lead.