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The Remote Onboarding Checklist We Wish We Had

Twelve things to set up in your first two weeks on a distributed team.

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Jonas WeberAug 26, 2026 · 1 min read

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Week one

  1. Get every account working on day one
  2. Book 1:1s with your manager and a buddy
  3. Read the last month of team decisions

Week two

Ship something small. A merged pull request in week two builds more trust than any meeting.

Over-communicate early; you can dial it back later.

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