I used to mentor other programmers while I worked because management hired unqualified people for the positions and they needed help in getting started. I would see coworkers stuck not knowing what to do in a blank Visual BASIC 5.0/6.0 screen. I'd go over and help them out and give them some lessons in Visual BASIC to get them started.
Most mentors want something back in a relationship, I did it just to help out other people with no reward for me at all.
I got sick one day, stressed out and mentally ill, and went on disability. Been trying to get back on track and get back into programming. I'm 46 now and could use a mentor, but I lack people and social skills due to my mental illness and trying to rebuild them. I often get confused as someone whop suffers from autism in the way I write and talk. But I don't have autism, I have schizoaffective disorder which is rare and like bipolar with schizophrenia.
Because of my mental illness friends and family abandoned me, and my career was basically over. Nobody wants to hire a programmer that is mentally ill. But if I find the right company and the right mentor, I could get back into things.
Most mentors want something back in a relationship, I did it just to help out other people with no reward for me at all.
I got sick one day, stressed out and mentally ill, and went on disability. Been trying to get back on track and get back into programming. I'm 46 now and could use a mentor, but I lack people and social skills due to my mental illness and trying to rebuild them. I often get confused as someone whop suffers from autism in the way I write and talk. But I don't have autism, I have schizoaffective disorder which is rare and like bipolar with schizophrenia.
Because of my mental illness friends and family abandoned me, and my career was basically over. Nobody wants to hire a programmer that is mentally ill. But if I find the right company and the right mentor, I could get back into things.