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Some ideas: You can find a new, more relevant job. Peers with varied background and skills are often just as useful as mentors. Some places to look: 1. There
by itamarst 10y ago
Some ideas:
You can find a new, more relevant job.
Peers with varied background and skills are often just as useful as mentors. Some places to look:
1. There are Slack communities, mailing lists, and possibly even subreddits and IRC channels that have decent, supportive people. Varies a lot by size and culture, but sometimes you can find a group of people who will provide advice. Here's a list of Slacks: http://www.slacklist.info/ http://www.slacklist.info/
2. If there isn't one that's relevant to you, start a Slack for e.g. former coworkers. It seems like Slacks work best if started by people who know each other, but worst case you can also try starting your own that is topic-based.
3. Become a contributor to a relevant open source project, ideally one with a code review process.
If you can't find a mentor, here's some more suggestions: https://codewithoutrules.com/2017/04/17/learning-without-a-mentor/ https://codewithoutrules.com/2017/04/17/learning-without-a-m...