Ask HN: How to approach first days on a new job as a senior engineer? (news.ycombinator.com)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

For me, the most important thing is always simply understanding who has what role in the company. When I have a question, knowing whether I ought to ask my direct manager, other colleagues on the team, a subject matter expert, other management teams, our sysadmins, etc. is the most difficult thing to figure out. It can take months sometimes.

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