Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.010 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:: [': 0.04; 'yet.': 0.04; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'cc:name:python list': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'programmers,': 0.16; 'quit.': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:when': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; "hasn't": 0.19; 'subject:] ': 0.20; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; "aren't": 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'list:': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'larry': 0.31; 'subject:what': 0.31; 'worked': 0.33; 'programmers': 0.33; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'add': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'subject:one': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'skip:n 10': 0.64; 'decided': 0.64; 'places': 0.64; 'where:': 0.68; 'subject:find': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92; 'subject:OFF': 0.95 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=MtwpfUWwoRKnGyc5NLZ6oFEEhmtY5OUP3yY9gLNycTI=; b=dvA2CNM0/BkcSQsh10dpdcQLz5xDB1uRnU2ncAr/gDU7zYtvF7QuMwsSRs4U5hA5S+ DCic5mhp8aqzOm3Q9xaFqsG/HKTsnZHcDfuq6SIIKnt2VNTxZ4wSTMsqjleP9sPgfauN 6EfGKtAAdnh0fWrIhPfyMGvX+RNgW/ae7TC6vrm7a9Aaev6wvJYRg98SX7YwHHvyDQl9 24X4+xi8+VgQlScC82fDhaABCNA9t7apR5BG7us2B0rsHgDHQtRglU7l8BbqnjsnOB3s TCyGkQhQ37Z5HyDNqhQTZ0QQMRwt5ScNSbQoq/ZC32VbIQRCVwCeJd7MhmPq182jBSdJ /LAQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.181.70 with SMTP id du6mr5241568pac.23.1396969325371; Tue, 08 Apr 2014 08:02:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 01:02:05 +1000 Subject: Re: [OFF-TOPIC] How do I find a mentor when no one I work with knows what they are doing? From: Chris Angelico Cc: Python List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 11 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1396969329 news.xs4all.nl 2902 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:57241 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:69869 On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 12:28 AM, Larry Martell wrote: > I've worked at places where: Add to that list: - Some of the programmers really aren't programmers, but the boss just hasn't figured it out yet. That was my last job, until said non-programmer decided to quit. ChrisA