Have you experienced any of these in your first week in a new company or department?
No one on your team knows you are there68%
Your boss doesn't contact you in some manner to welcome you35%
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No one on your team knows you are there68%
Your boss doesn't contact you in some manner to welcome you35%
Yes73%
No24%
I'm not sure1%
Targeting my communications to specific audiences (by role, geo, skills etc)27%
Too much co-worker-to-co-worker access40%
Creating dynamic communities or subgroups is not easy.39%
Adoption of the solution36%
Beyond communications & meetings, functionality is limited.16%
Limiting access & alerts to only working hours13%
None8%
Other1%
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No, but both are a bad sign. Make sure you interview the company before accepting an offer. And do some background checks with the local IT community. Find out what the culture is like. What can you expect the working conditions to be like. How respected is management by the engineers.. It's like dating..