New job...
No introduction to project
No database overview
No documentation
No commented code

Shit, hope this isn't normal in the industry I have aimed the rest of my life at

Well, I have some bad news for you...

Shit just got real

That's relatively common. The first skill I developed is knowledge-vampirism. You need to find the people in the company who *know*, and politely extract all the information you can :)

@Taqriaqsuk that was exactly the first sentence that popped into my head...

Damn right it is normal.
Even in places that have documentation, things get missed. APis go unnoticed, and shit breaks - its usually when something breaks you have the “who around here knows how this old girl actually works” moments.

Welcome to the industry 😃

Unfortunately the real world is just like that

Just an idea. Many companies keep track of how many issues you close for promotion. So maybe just handpick a few components, make an issue for docs of each one. Talk to the folks, write the docs and collect the bounty.

Welcome to real world bro. . . 😎

Well, I guess I always wanted to be a detective anyway