Early start
"[In your first week] meet and develop objectives with your boss so you hit the ground at full speed." Maynard Webb, Chairman of Yahoo!
People skills
Webb also advises you to sort out your admin and HR before you start. If not, it must be done by now.
Food for thought
You arrange lunches with colleagues, following the advice of Richard A Moran, president of the Silicon Valley-based Menlo College. Use these to find out how your new company really works.
Cut the chat
"You avoid becoming bezzie mates with the gossip-mongering colleague who's made a beeline for you. Well done. Keep 'em at arm's length," says HR expert JT O'Donnell.
Back to the future
"You keep telling everyone how you used to do things at your old job. Don't. No one's interested," says JT O'Donnell.
"Suck up to the right people," says Guy Kawaski, chief evangelist at Canva. The right people are secretaries, admin assistants, receptionists whose views about you your boss will canvass.
Words of power
"You listen more, you talk less. Work out power structures in the job this way," says Lora Cecere, CEO of Supply Chain Insights.
Growth industry
"You're looking to learn from the job. Treat every new job as an apprenticeship." Steve Blank, co-author of The Startup Owner's Manual.
You said "no" to your boss. According to Brian Wong, San Franciscan marketing guru, you should have said "let me try".
You start coming in late, thinking people won't notice. They do.
Done deal
"You master a way of doing your core work in 40 hours. That's key." JT O'Donnell
Win the day
"Under promise, over deliver." Guy Kawasaki
Steady progress
"You need to calm down and pace yourself," says JT O'Donnell on where you should at by week nine of your new role. "Trying to prove yourself a worthy new recruit can tip over into being an insufferable know-all. Work hard, but don't shout about it."
Chief talents
"Arrange a meeting with the CEO," says Richard Branson. "If he's too busy to see you, that tells you something about the company."
Managing up
You forgot the most important workplace advice of them all - that of Homer J Simpson. You failed to say, "Great idea, boss!"
Working out
You compare yourself with others to your detriment, you bring your work home and you let your relationships suffer. All no-no's according to wellbeing expert Deepak Chopra.
No quick fix
"Stop feeling sorry for yourself," says Inge Geerdens, CEO of CV Warehouse. "You can't change the world - or the company - in 90 days. And that's OK."
Well done!
You made it through your first 90 days. Now set some new goals.
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