Onboarding scavenger hunt

The art tour

Find three pieces of artwork, photographs or wall decoration with stories behind them. Photograph all three. Ask someone to explain at least one.

The commute

Capture your "commute" today: the walk from bedroom to desk, a coffee detour through the kitchen, a balcony stretch. Photograph the longest stretch.

The cool corner

Find the unofficial "cool" hangout spot in the office: the right couch, the right kitchen, the table everyone gravitates to. Take a photo of yourself there.

The far-flung desk

Find the desk furthest from your own. Photograph it (or photograph the route it took to get there). Imagine the daily commute.

The improvised flag

Build a makeshift "cohort flag" or symbol from whatever office supplies you can find: tape, paper, sticky notes, a chair. Take a photo of the cohort with it.

The intern desk

Photograph the desk you have been parked at. Note: it is unlikely to be your forever desk. Treasure the temporary chaos.

The lineup

As a cohort, line up in order of birth month without saying a word. Take a photo of the result. Argue afterwards.

The lounge

Find the most "lived-in" spot in the office: couch corner, kitchen, table tennis room, whatever passes for a lounge here. Take a photo of yourself in full relax mode.

The lunch tax

Pay the unwritten "intern tax": eat lunch with people you have not met yet. Take a photo of the table (food, faces, awkwardness all welcome).

The map

Find the floor plan, building map or fire safety diagram. Photograph it. If there is no map, sketch your own and photograph that.

The printer

Find every printer or copier on your floor. Take a photo of one in action (a print job mid-output, a paper jam, a queue).

The relic

Find the oldest object in the office: a vintage poster, an old award, a piece of legacy hardware nobody dares to throw out. Photograph it.

The senior interview

Find a colleague with 10+ years at the company. Ask them what their first internship was like. Take a photo together.

The Slack intro

Post your introduction in the company-wide channel. Take a screenshot once the first three reactions or replies come in.

The veteran

Hunt down the longest-tenured colleague you can find today. Take a photo together and write down one piece of advice they offered.

The view

Take a photo of the view from your workspace. Window, hallway, monitor wall, brick wall, whatever you will be staring at for the next stretch of your career.

The water station

Locate the water cooler, filtered tap or kettle station. Photograph it. Drink some water while you are at it.

Time-zone teammate

Find a colleague in the time zone furthest from yours. Send them a hello (or schedule a call) and screenshot the moment they reply.

Tool of the trade

Ask a colleague to show their favorite work tool. Could be a piece of software on screen, a notebook, a specific mug, a chair they fought for. Take a photo of them with it.

Tools you had to learn

Photograph the software, system or login that took you the longest to figure out today. Shake your fist at it for the photo.

Tour finale

Return to your own desk. Take a photo with everything you found written down on a sticky note (or a napkin, or your phone's notes app screenshot).

Two truths and a lie

Play one round of two truths and a lie as a cohort. Photograph the moment someone is unmasked as the liar (their face is the prize).

Veteran encounter

Find the longest-tenured colleague you can today. Get the whole cohort in a group photo with them and ask for one piece of advice everyone can write down.

Wallpaper portrait

Take a photo of yourself in front of your most "you" home wall: the gallery wall, the plant corner, the blank white wall, all valid choices.