Network. Be professional. Observe. Find ways to get to know your coworkers. Join them for a coffee break. Put candy in a dish on your desk (I used to have a jar full of tootsie rolls). You’ll meet people as they stop by to have some. Attend meetings and learn how decisions are made. If there is a problem or serious issue going on, get involved. My second day of work there was a delivery-impacting technical problem which caused all the experts in the area to assemble. I learned more in one week than I could have learned in a month under normal circumstances!
Spend time with each coworker as well as your boss to understand what they see as major challenges, strengths, weaknesses and opportunities. It will take time to win their respect so start earning it right away by listening.
While first impressions may be made in minutes they fade away just as easily. Impressions that last are the ones that count, and they don’t happen instantly. Those first day horrors will be something you will look back and laugh at in the years to come.
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