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Re:What are the biggest headaches as a developer or systems ... by twoquestions on Thursday May 12, 2016 @09:17AM (#11683128)
I keep hearing about how great mentors are, but what's in it for the mentor? Why should someone who knows what they're doing provide such a valuable service for someone who can't pay them back?

In older times, tradespeople literally got a live-in servant for the trouble of teaching them, but other than college tuition I haven't heard of a good compensation model for mentors.

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Re:What are the biggest headaches as a developer or systems ... by NetStrikeForce on Thursday May 12, 2016 @04:19PM (#11686436)
In many companies that's part of the job description (to be a mentor for others), so I'd say there's money and career in it.
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