I recall Yelp's onboarding to be the best I've encountered anywhere. Some highlights: - Before Day 1 I received a pleasant email on my personal account that walked me through Day 1: simple things like getting a badge, finding my team, etc was stress free as a result. - There was a "space camp" presentation to give me a high level overview of the technology and culture, as well as step by step instructions guiding me through my first commit and first deployment (both of which are expected within the first week) - I was assigned a dedicated mentor on my team. I'm someone who often wants to "figure it out" on my own as a response to my "asking for help" anxiety. Having someone assigned to answer my questions and who micro managed me through the first couple weeks (in a good way) really helped me get up to speed much faster. - Always a (expensed) team lunch to welcome in a new hire.

Anyways, I'm now in the "remote till I die" camp and I have been struggling to translate this into a remote first company. It can be challenging to make a new remote team member feel comfortable, productive, and "safe" without that physical presence.