how do you spent time in a new job in the first month?

Since most jobs involve training in the first month, I do my best to learn about the work I'm doing. I'll familiarize myself with the processes and so on. Along the way, I get to know the people I work with. It was quite funny at work. More than 3 months have passed and my colleagues who started work the same as me don't know the people around us. By that time, I already got to know names of some of our senior co-workers and admin members (we're just a small company by the way) and people from other departments. It was one of the things I learned from my teacher in college. I observed him knowing many people all around the campus. It's fun to get along with people at work because it adds to the healthy work environment.

when I first start a job, i focus on the business part of it first partly because I want to do a good job and there is a learning curve at first and partly because i am very shy. When I have the job done and know my way around and what i am doing, i try to mingle more and meet colleagues and get to know them. I startup conversation about work because that is what we have in common at first and then slowly get to know people, but i do focus on work first because that is all i know. Once I get to know my colleagues, I hardly talk about work to them unless we are working together and we have to. I prefer to talk about things outside of work and that are important to them and me.

During the first month i would usually be more conscious of what i do. I would be cautious as well because i would be in a new set of people so i still have to gettin know them and i still need to learn from them, and from the business processes.