Hi my name is Damian Gibbs. I am the new ‘Intern’ here at WebOnyx and have been tasked with, well, doing things that others do not have time to do. One of those things is to use this blog to share what we do here at WebOnyx. To give updates on what kind of new products and services we are providing; as well as the occasional insight on how it is to work for a custom web application company in Seattle Wa.
I am still getting up to speed on all of the things that are going on in the office, but I do know that welcoming a new member into a team of people is not always the easiest thing to do. So I must say that as the newest member in the office that the crew here at W/O has done a fantastic job of bringing me on board, and showing me their ropes. I will admit that it was a little easier to be brought on board and up to speed because I have known two of the other team members for quite a few years, but even if I had not known them there are a few things that all companies can do to increase the comfort of bringing new people on board any team or company.
- Set up a workstation and an area for them to work in before they get there. ie: Pens, paper, printer connections, logins etc…
- Even if you don’t know exactly what the new employee is going to do make sure that you have a couple days worth of ‘easier’ tasks for them so that they have a reason to explore the systems that you have set up.
- Walk them around and introduce them to everyone.
- Illicit feedback after the first week. Encourage their thoughts on the way that you do things, they may have questions on process, or even come up with a way of doing something better.
- Make sure that they know who to contact when they have problems
- Take them out for a beer at the end of the week (ya hear that boss! ha!)
Anyways I am excited to be part of WebOnyx and spreading the word on what we do and how we do it.
