Does anyone have any advice or acquired wisdom related to onboarding remotely as an employee? Most HN threads on the topic of remote onboarding approach it from the employer's perspective (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16978946), and so many of the suggestions—such as having good READMEs, etc.—are not really actionable as an individual employee being onboarded.
Last time I joined a company, I initially under-invested in building the informal relationships and social ties which prove to be valuable in the long-run. I am particularly interested in strategies to build relationships in a purely remote setting, which poses the additional challenges of awkward Zoom meetings, and lack of opportunities to build rapport in-person or engage in spontaneous interactions (grabbing lunch with someone you meet in the hallway, etc.)
