4 ms·
> you do gain a bit of freedom from your boss (which doubles as a loss of a mentor) I don’t know about the rest of HN but everything I learned and all my caree
by ornornor 6y ago
> you do gain a bit of freedom from your boss (which doubles as a loss of a mentor)
I don’t know about the rest of HN but everything I learned and all my career progression happened despite my various bosses.
- DoingIsLearning 6y agoI think your mileage may vary. I've had bosses as you describe in your situation. But as a counterpoint, I also had bosses who were definitely mentors and were growth oriented. Those were the workplaces were I felt I learned the most and perhaps not surprisingly those people are the 'former bosses' in my network that I still stay in touch with and that occasionally check-in to talk about life/work/family. I've only really had two bosses/mentors like that in my career so I agree that they are statiscally much more scarce.