New Hire Welcome Note From a Manager

Write a welcome note from a manager to someone starting soon, plus their first-week plan. Practical, not a swag catalog. HIRE Name: [NAME] Role: [TITLE] Start date: [DATE] Manager: [NAME] First real task, small enough to finish in week one: [TASK] People they should meet: [5 NAMES AND WHY] Tools and access that must work on day one: [LIST] Team norms that surprise newcomers: [HOURS, SLACK, CAMERAS, FOCUS TIME] NOTE Sent a few days before they start. What time to arrive or log on, who greets them, what to read (one doc, not twelve), and the first task. Tell them what a good first week is, so they do not invent a standard of heroics. Invite questions. FIRST-WEEK SCHEDULE A simple day-by-day: setup, three intros, the task, a Friday check-in. Include a block with nothing in it. Skip the company mythology. One sentence on why we hired them, tied to [REASON], is enough.