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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 11:10:49 -0400
Subject: Re: [OFF-TOPIC] How do I find a mentor when no one I work with knows what they are doing?
From: Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com>
To: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 12:28 AM, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> 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.


Or: The boss thinks they're a programmer and they're not and wants to
tell you how to do things.
Or: The boss is a former programmer, perhaps even a very good one, but
he's not at all involved with the day to day issues, but still wants
to tell you how to do things.