That's the classic example but doesn't apply because in a teacher student relationship there is a level of trust and control with each person at a different lev

That's the classic example but doesn't apply because in a teacher student relationship there is a level of trust and control with each person at a different level. If you find someone to mentor you in programming and they are on your team at work you are more like peers. Equal and in some cases the mentor becomes the mentee when another subject is in focus. It's more of a peer to peer relationship.