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I'll add to that, the motivation to mentor someone really goes away the third or fourth time you see them hit the inflection point of the usefulness curve... ju
by verve_rat 4y ago
I'll add to that, the motivation to mentor someone really goes away the third or fourth time you see them hit the inflection point of the usefulness curve... just to be hired by someone else because $current_employer can't find an extra few grand to keep them.
I don't like training and mentoring people. I'm pretty good at it, but I try my damnest to avoid it now.
- treis 4y agoYou should still do it. Those people leaving and going to other companies is good for you individually as it builds your network.
- folkrav 4y agoNot everyone likes the mentoring and pedagogy aspects as much, and that's fine IMHO. I do like it despite turnover and "wasting" resources on some people, but I'm coming from an education/instruction background. I can see how some profiles would not be really interested in doing that.
- treis 4y agoThe GP said they didn't like it but did it anyway. They stopped because the developers they mentored would leave when they got good. My point is that it's better from them individually to mentor someone and have them leave because it builds their network.
- MattGaiser 4y agoYep, and why becoming one of the more senior members of a team is a reason I would leave a team. I wouldn't want to deal with on boarding people endlessly while still keeping up with my own work.