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New job Monday

A new job starts Monday and you have nothing ready

What you actually need for new job Monday — 5 things to cover, each with a pick.

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A bag that opens flat

A bag you have to dig through is a bag you look disorganised out of. One that opens flat lets you find a laptop and a notebook without unpacking on someone's desk.

What to check
  • Check there is a padded laptop sleeve sized to your actual machine, and that it will sit under a desk or in an overhead without being wrestled

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.

A notebook you will actually carry

Week one is a firehose of names, systems and passwords. Typing notes in a meeting reads as distraction to some people; a notebook never does.

What to check
  • A hard cover survives a bag
  • Check the paper size against your bag - a full A4 pad is the one people stop carrying by week two

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.

A lunch container that does not leak

Buying lunch every day in week one is expensive and it also means you leave the building at the exact hour people talk to each other.

What to check
  • Check the lid seals with a clip rather than only friction, and that it is safe in a microwave if there is one

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.

A basic desk setup - stand or riser

A laptop on a desk puts your neck down for eight hours. Raising the screen to eye level is the cheapest ergonomic fix there is.

What to check
  • Check the height range against your own sitting eye level, and that it is stable rather than folding flat under a hand

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.

A refillable water bottle for a desk

Small, but it is the thing that stops the four o'clock headache in a new building where you do not yet know where anything is.

What to check
  • A bottle that fits under a standard tap and a standard cupholder
  • Check the lid does not need two hands

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.

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