[phist_mcgee]

I don't think it's a good idea at all. Myself and the other new hire were terribly confused, we barely remembered our team member's names, and of course there were nerves on the first day.

I disagree that onboarding this way was the fastest, how could any reasonable person be expected to learn a project going in blind in an atmosphere like that?

[brightball]

You aren’t supposed to. The team is supposed to help you get setup, help you navigate around the project, essentially telling you what to type almost when you’re in front of the keyboard. You’ll be taking a tour.

When you aren’t in front of the keyboard, everything will continue with somebody else while the rest of the team continues to talk through the problem. On day 1, your only contribution is probably going to be familiarizing yourself with how things are setup and maybe asking some questions.

I think whoever set this up for you did a really poor job of explaining the intention.

[phist_mcgee]

Just want to say thanks for your replies, it's really great to get a second opinion on this stuff to reassess. Food for thought :)

[brightball]

Happy to!