You shouldn't have to ask for a desk, it should be there when you start. But if it's not, you should definitely ask for one, not wait in the corner until one magically appears.
So, how come no one greeted and guided her from her team? (Not friends from other teams.) The team lead, the manager? (Whatever those mean, of course.)
> You shouldn't have to ask for a desk, it should be there when you start.
If the author decided unilaterally to skip the onboarding process and appear unexpectedly and unannounced at somewhere she assumed would be her workspace then she wasn't there when she was supposed to start.
Would it also make any sense if the author whined about the company not providing her with a computer if she happened to also skip that part of the onboarding process?
This whole company sounds like a sitcom.