My first week has been spent figuring exactly how I fit at my new organization. In the first few days there were a few small projects and responsibilities that I was given, and I was able to show that I could take care of them and that I could handle more responsibilities going forward. Towards the end of the week I was being given other projects with more import, and that have a greater impact on the goals of the company.<\/p>\n
I’ve also learned a lot about the culture of my company. There is an interesting dichotomy, where the moment to moment atmosphere seems relatively chill, but during the morning standup meetings and other times when deadlines and roadblocks are discussed, there is a degree of urgency placed on certain tasks for the company to be on the timeline that they need to be on. It is very interesting to me how much work gets done, but it doesn’t feel like there is a crunch, at least since I’ve been here. I am curious to see whether or not this continues as certain deadlines get closer.<\/p>\n
The biggest thing from my first week is that I’ve learned a lot about the organizational culture, the way I can fit in the business and be helpful and productive towards their overall aims, and about the technical side of the business, what goes into creating a product and bringing it to market, especially in the medical device industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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