My First Week (ish)
Our marketing manager, Maygen Jacques, spoke to us about how she found the lead up to, and her first days at Code Enigma
My first week was over a year ago, but, as one of my tasks is to keep our staff onboarding handbook up to date, it dawned on me that a retrospective post might not be a bad idea.
When I was offered my role at Code Enigma in September 2018, I admit I was suspicious. I thought the offer was too good to be true. They’d offered me very fair pay, a generous personal development budget that would allow me to work and learn, and I’d get to be at home every day! I thought I’d been duped until a shiny new MacBook Pro arrived in the post and I thought to myself, “this is real.” I looked at my new laptop for ages, excited about the content I’d soon be writing on it.
Full disclaimer, I had told CE I had a home office, which was only partially true. I had to rush to IKEA to buy a ‘proper’ desk. They had no issues organising the other equipment I needed and it was like Christmas in the lead up to my first day, with parcels turning up containing an extra monitor, or a wireless mouse, and my now beloved whiteboard.
From what I’d made of the team during my online interview process, I knew immediately I liked them. That was cemented on day one. There is a special blend of herbs and spices here at CE, and I adore my colleagues. They’re passionate, hardworking and really quite a clever bunch. The statement that we’re a family is a genuine one. You learn that quickly.
As for my actual first week, it went in a blur of feverishly creating documents, plans, and spreadsheets about blog ideas, events I wanted us to go to and taking over the Twitter account. (There was more, but it was a while ago). I most remember my first day, as I had no idea what to expect; I’d never worked from home full time before. It was a strange experience to feel nervous about a new job, whilst sat in my own home. It wasn’t long before I was in IRC and feeling connected to humans. Everyone welcomed me and, a year later, I couldn’t be happier about my choice to join the Code Enigma family.
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