# TL;DR for the OG Buddy
The Buddy Program is an opportunity for an existing employee to greet and orient new hires to Raft so that new Rafters feel less siloed and become more familiar with Raft and its people. Use this as a reference to navigate your first month with your buddy.

## Raft's Expectations for OG/Senior Buddies
- Encouraged to commit as an OG Buddy for **1 quarter/3 months**. (Up to 1 ANR per month). If personal/work obligations conflict, please let a Member of the Buddy Program Committee* know so we can mark it on our pairing roster.
- Must be able to commit **~30 minutes a week** in the first month to facilitate check-ins with new Rafters.
- 🚨 **Do not** charge more than 30 minuntes a week to the Raft Buddy Program in Unanet. There should be a subcode under Overhead. Message the Operations Help Desk if you do not see this option.
- OG Buddies are **NOT** managers or supervisors of their New Awesome Rafter. This program is also not a space for gossip and speaking poorly of others. Week

Once you're matched with your buddy, you will receive information on your Buddy including their start date and project that they will be supporting.

**Questions? Feedback? Message the Buddy Program Committee:**
*Diana Liang, Emily Shwartz, Kelley Williams, Steve Nino, Venessa Muoio, Victoria Amoroso

## The First Week
**Your Action Items:**

Once you receive a pairing email from the Buddy Committee
- [ ] 👋 Reach out to your Awesome New Rafter on Mattermost/Email
- [ ] 🗓️ Schedule your First 1:1 for 30 minutes via Outlook
- [ ] 🗓️🗓️🗓️ Set up remaining 1:1 times for 30 minutes for the rest of the month
- [ ] 🔔 Set an event in Outlook to fill out feedback surveys on Day 40
### First 1:1 Meeting your Awesome New Rafter

### 🎉 Introduction and Salutations Ideas + Examples
**No pressure** to use any/all of these! Whatever helps the convo flow

#### ⛄ Ice Breakers

* What brings you to Raft?
* What are your hobbies? What do you like doing?
* Current movies/entertainment you like?
* What kind of music do you like to listen to?
* Who did you go see at your first concert?
* Do you like travelling? If so, what’s the best place you’ve travelled to?
* What’s a book that you recommend to all your friends?

#### ⏰ Work Life/Style

* What are you looking forward to doing at work?
* Do you have any mentors in your professional life?
* Who inspires you?
* What’s the most exciting part of your job?
* Where did you work before this position?
* Do you have a productivity hack you would be willing to share?

## ✅ The Checklist
This contains resources to common onboarding questions.
You don't need to run down every item on the list, per say, the goal is to get a pulse check on if your ANR is comfortable with the following:
- [ ] Please make sure you & your buddy are signed up in [**Bonusly**](https://bonus.ly/). Buddy pairs will now receive $10 (100 Raftys) each in Bonusly the week your buddy starts so you are able to enjoy a snack on us when meeting.
- [ ] Using [**Gusto**](https://app.gusto.com/): has payment and org chart
- [ ] Entering time in [**Unannet**](https://goraft.unanet.biz/), where expenses can be made in the future
- [ ] Has access to **Mattermost** Channels, any that you are part of and enjoy in particular? Sometimes there are regional Rafter channels
- [ ] Has access to [**Sharepoint Employee Portal**](https://gorafttech.sharepoint.com/)
- [ ] [**The Raft Handbook**](https://github.com/raft-tech/handbook). If they don't have access, ping the [Operations MM Helpdesk Channel](https://mattermost.goraft.tech/goraft/channels/operations-help-desk)
- [ ] Guilds (Product, Golden Goose, Platform and Data) Brown Bags
- [ ] **[Mural has an org chart](https://app.mural.co/t/raft2792/m/raft2792/1657716921324/91115548b89acee4f0dca750e42e35c98e87ec2f?sender=u487fd5f0ea61e17bd0933160)** with their teams
- [ ] Are there other Rafters that come to mind that your ANR can connect with?
- [ ] Aware of **Raft's core capability areas**: Complex App Development, Platform Services and Disributed Sytems and Data. Project specifics in the handbook.
- [ ] [**Bonus.ly**](https://bonus.ly/bonuses)
- [ ] Snack boxes via Buddy James, lookou for the link in the General Chat
- [ ] [**Raft Swag Store**](https://teamraft.axomo.com/)
- [ ] Referrals in [**ERIN**](https://app.erinapp.com/dashboard)
- [ ] [**15Five**](https://my.15five.com/profile/my-team/)for feedback
- [ ] Bamboo

## 🗓️🗓️🗓️ The Next Three Meetings
👆 Refer to the checklist as needed to answer questions.

**Your Action Items:**
- [ ] 🤔 Determine if you'd like to keep having ongoing meetups.
Please note that any meeting after your fourth will not be considered part of the Buddy Program and **will not** be billable to the Buddy Program charge code in Unanet.
- [ ] 🧠 Mental Health & Well-Being: Ensure Your Buddy is Doing Well. If your buddy is showing signs of distress, worry, or unhappiness, please reach out to our committee. We offer confidential support and can provide resources to help you and your buddy.

## 📝 After Your Three Meetings: Pulse Check Survey
These feedback forms are anonymous and will help to improve the experience of the Raft Buddy Program
- [ ] Fill out the OG Buddy survey: Coming soon*
- [ ] Have your ANR fill out their survey: Coming soon*

## Know someone who'd be a great OG Buddy?

Message someone on the Buddy Planning Committee with the Rafter you have in mind and we'll reach out to them.

**Buddy Program Committee:**
Diana Liang, Emily Shwartz, Kelley Williams, Steve Nino, Venessa Muoio, Victoria Amoroso

We're open to questions and feedback! DM message us on Materrmost