Firstly, congratulations! Changing from a well-known situation to a completely new one. It must be a little bit scary because everything will be unfamiliar. And that's OK. You're going on an adventure!
In fact, you're probably far from being alone. There will be many people around you in the same boat. Because of that: everyone is likely to be in the same situation where none of the old processes may now work the same way. (Even if the long-timers don't admit it!)
And chances are (since you're posting on HN) that a lot of your colleagues are remote. So this might be harder too since you may miss physical cues and casual things that make it easy to build friendships and become a known quantity: you can't find your tribe by sight nor will they be able to find you.
1) Meet everyone regardless of title. Learn who they are, not just what they do. Take field notes!
2) Meet everyone related the people you talk to. Repeat until numPeopleMet >= 100.
3) Join all the tribes/channels, even if you don't think you have a strong affiliation with the group. Observe how language flows, not just where the code goes. Make visual maps of how products and teams interrelate.
4) Be joyful of the skills that you bring, and find fellow fans.
In fact, you're probably far from being alone. There will be many people around you in the same boat. Because of that: everyone is likely to be in the same situation where none of the old processes may now work the same way. (Even if the long-timers don't admit it!)
And chances are (since you're posting on HN) that a lot of your colleagues are remote. So this might be harder too since you may miss physical cues and casual things that make it easy to build friendships and become a known quantity: you can't find your tribe by sight nor will they be able to find you.
1) Meet everyone regardless of title. Learn who they are, not just what they do. Take field notes!
2) Meet everyone related the people you talk to. Repeat until numPeopleMet >= 100.
3) Join all the tribes/channels, even if you don't think you have a strong affiliation with the group. Observe how language flows, not just where the code goes. Make visual maps of how products and teams interrelate.
4) Be joyful of the skills that you bring, and find fellow fans.
Have fun on your new adventure!