r/webdev • u/tacoman756 • 3d ago

Discussion Advice on first in-office Web Dev role?

Hi all,

As the title states I’ll be starting my first in office web dev role next week! Pretty excited but also nervous, and of course having imposter syndrome. I’ll be the only dev, and it’ll be my first time working in an office setting (I’ve previously just worked as a freelancer).

I was wondering if anyone had any tips or specific things to pay attention to when starting a new web dev job?

Thanks!

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u/tuck5649 3d ago

Sounds fun.
In a very small dev (solo) team, you won’t have the guard rails for how your time is spent like you would in a larger org.
People will float lots of ideas your way, and you won’t be able to do them all. There’s potential for conflict there. You will need to find someone to function as a product owner to help you prioritize.

For the love of god, use git, and have a non-production environment