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Subject:Re: Mentor/ees: the pendulum has swung... From:Margaret Redding <ab555 -at- FREENET -dot- CARLETON -dot- CA> Date:Thu, 16 Dec 1993 09:20:11 -0500
>...in favor of mentees, thanks to the willingness of
>some old hands to take on someone.
I've come late to this thread, so I would appreciate some info on who is
mentoring whom, and how can I join in!
MR
>So if you're out there, asking yourself "Why didn't I
>finish my mail-order brain surgury course" or "Is carpal
>tunnel syndrome all I really want out of life?"--maybe this
>is for you. Now, why didn't I ever learn to spell "surgery"...?
>There are rooms for more mentees--doubles only. And when
>the pendulum has swang back, I'll no doubt again come
>begging. But as you have seen, I'm not long on pride...
>Jack Shaw/jsh -at- software-ag -dot- de
>Software AG
>Darmstadt, Germany
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Margaret Redding ab555 -at- freenet -dot- carleton -dot- ca
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA