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I've had some people who I would describe as 'mentors' in retrospective, but they were just people I met who were a few years ahead of me in their career/life a
by cehrlich 5y ago
I've had some people who I would describe as 'mentors' in retrospective, but they were just people I met who were a few years ahead of me in their career/life and were patient with me and helped me and were always up to talk.
These people exist, no need to be cynical about it.
- rpadovani 5y agoIsn't this what a mentor is? I never said to somebody: “you are my mentor now”, but contributing to open-source projects I definitely had a couple of guys who helped me constantly over the years, of which I am genuinely grateful for.
- cehrlich 5y agoYes, that's my point. I don't think it's necessary to "go out and seek a mentor", just be kind to and stay in touch with people you run into who are good.