ORIGIN Onboarding Tests
Act 01, Who we are Section 12 of 13

The hardest part of a first week is not the work. It is not knowing who to ask. Keep this section open.

6Kinds of question, each with its own door
6Places to look
1Message: what a question costs
Find the right door
Part 1

Who to ask

Your question is aboutAsk
What to work on, your goals, your reviewsYour line manager, the person you report to
A client, a deadline on client work, what was agreedYour Team Lead. For many people the Team Lead is also their line manager.
Your contract, your leave, your probationPeople & Culture
An account, a login, access to a tool or a folderPeople & Culture
An expense or a payment to youYour line manager first, then the Cashflow Team
Anything that looks suspiciousYour line manager, straight away

Your welcome email names the people in each of these roles and tells you when and where to join on day one.

An email asks you to confirm your ORIGIN password through a link. Something looks off. What do you do?

Anything that looks suspicious goes to your line manager, straight away.

Three things nobody will mind you asking

"Which POD am I in, and who is my Team Lead?"

"Which tools should I have access to by now?"

"What does a good first month look like for my role?"

Part 2

Where to look

You needIt is here
Who is whoThe org chart and the team bios, in the team wiki on OneDrive, our shared file space
These acts and their quizzesThis site. Your line manager gives you the link.
The meaning of a wordThe ORIGIN glossary. Act 07 tells you where it lives.
Your tasksAsana
ORIGIN's own logo, fonts and templatesThe ORIGIN brand identity folder on OneDrive. Ask your line manager for the link.
Your theater, your hours, your probation lengthYour contract

Before your first day, your line manager prepares your role's scorecard, the list of what you are measured on, and your first goals. Ask to see both.

In practice

Stuck on something for twenty minutes, and feel you should already know it? Ask. Every person here was new once, and a question costs one message.

Remember

When in doubt, ask your line manager. A question in week one is never the wrong move.

Your part

Before you move on

Three questions before you move on. Type your answer, send it, then check it.

Your answers stay on this device.

1Who do you ask about a login, or access to a tool?

The answerPeople & Culture.

2Who do you ask about a client, or a deadline on client work?

The answerYour Team Lead.

3Where do you find the meaning of a word?

The answerIn the ORIGIN glossary. Act 07 tells you where it lives.

Answer all three and this section is yours.
ORIGIN

A question costs one message.

Next: the Academy, your plan and probation.

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