[OFF-TOPIC] How do I find a mentor when no one I work with knows what they are doing?

[Marc Lucke]

On 9/04/2014 5:47 AM, Rick Johnson wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 2:07:27 AM UTC-5, James Brewer wrote:
>> I'm sure there will be a substantial amount of arrogance
>> perceived from this question, but frankly I don't think
>> that I have anything to learn from my co-workers, which
>> saddens me because I really like to learn and I know that
>> I have a lot of learning to do.
>>
>> [Blah-blah-blah -- rambling in a feeble attempt to mask my
>> question as more than just infantile whining -- blah-blah-
>> blah...]
>>
>> Basically, I want to be a better engineer. Where can I
>> find someone willing to point me in the right direction
>> and what can I offer in return?
> Judging from your childish optimism and bombastic
> expectations that the onerous of scholastic achievements lay
> solely in the prowess of your teacher, i can only conclude
> that you are yet another recent graduate of one of the
> "fine universities" that happily rob naive parents of their
> life savings and then infect the professional world with
> plagues of self-absorbed little lazy a-holes who think they
> offload their workload on everyone else.
>
> So you want to be taught eh? Maybe you should consider this
> little "tidbit"...
>
>     "When the pupil is ready, the master will appear"
>
> And now allow me to "female dog" slap you back in to reality
> about your new found "masters" -- you know, the ones you so
> kindly refer to as "co-workers"...
>
>
>      They are not going to help you!
>
>      They are not going to teach you!
>      
>      Heck, they may not even point you in the direction of
>      the lavatory when you need to tinkle!
>
> No, these people are your mortal enemies. They will smile to
> your pimpled face and then stick a knife in your back -- not
> much unlike the trolls around here!
>
> Listen kid; working is competition, a competition to the
> death, and only the stupidest of stupid person would train
> their replacement!
>
>      So what is a boy to do?
>
> I would suggest you learn a little self reliance. Go and
> read some tutorials, learn a new language, try to challenge
> yourself to build something that is beyond your skill level.
> Short of that you'll always be Bubba's "female dog".
>
> Good day!
>
"Teach and learn twice".  I love teaching people.  It makes me better.

Marc