Onboarding remotely at a fast-paced company can cause some anxiety, but it's not external pressure. Be realistic about the pressure you'll put on yourself - if you're a super-conscientious perfectionist, it's going to be a challenge to ship fast and keep going. It's hard to know if you're doing enough when there's so many different areas where the contributions of new hires are needed and welcomed. You have to be able to forgive yourself for the big challenges you can't take on. I've been able to find a sustainable pace but I can see how onboarding could be especially stressful, especially working remotely. All of this might be true of joining any startup working remotely. The company encourages posting publicly and it can be pretty humbling to get stuck on something basic and ask for help in writing, but this is the best thing to help everyone learn faster. I have found people to be genuinely helpful though, nearly everyone remembers what it was like to be new and wants be supportive. Face-to-face relationships matter, even when most work happens remotely. It's been hard to create F2F relationships as quickly as I hoped while keeping people COVID-safe, but I do see this improving and approve of the company's policies related to COVID.