I recently interviewed with a mega-big bank for a role that I 'got it'/I have the 20y of experience on the thing. I've talked to 4 people. I usually ask "what are the 3 things that you want to see me do/not do in the first 6 months" (among other questions. Person #3 said "don't ask to change things, observe for the first 12 months, and on the 13nth month raise your hand and speak up, not before".

I have been journaling like for (8 years). Both notebooks and Scrivener. I like Nat's journaling method. This way he avoids looking like a fool/jumping the gun, and he gives the time for things to unfold (or not).