No, I don't.
Albeit the question was badly put, this is obviously not the expected answer :)
Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
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Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#12No, I don't.
While this answer is a bit short on detail, it does answer the question presented by OP.
Are people therefore downvoting for the poster's lack of explanation, or because the poster doesn't mentor someone?
Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#13I did a few sessions of mentoring for (mainly) Syrian refugees in the Netherlands. The group is called http://www.hackyourfuture.net/ and both students and organisers are very nice people. I plan to do it again after the summer and my trips.
To get started I just found the contact details on the website, emailed them and they told me to come.
Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#14I hope this is not frowned upon, but I'll hijack this thread to say: I'd love to have a mentor.
What are you interested in learning?
Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#15I do programming tutoring at LightHouse Holyoke[1], a learning center for homeschooled and unschooled kids here in Western Massachusetts. Legally the students are homeschooled, but the center has a full schedule of classes and also connects the kids with tutoring and other one-on-one activities. Most kids go 3-5 days a week and get most or all of their education through LightHouse.
It's a blast. There are about 15 centers like this across the country that operate under the banner of the Liberated Learners network[2]. It's mostly volunteer but there are some paid opportunities, especially for group classes.
Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#16I'd like to plug an article written about "mentorship" and looking into "friendtorship". https://iheanyi.com/journal/2017/08/18/on-friendtorship/
Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#17I did a few sessions of mentoring for (mainly) Syrian refugees in the Netherlands. The group is called http://www.hackyourfuture.net/ and both students and organisers are very nice people. I plan to do it again after the summer and my trips. To get started I just found the contact details on the website, emailed them and they told me to come.
Just signed up to help out at the Copenhagen "department" of Hack Your Future, glad to hear it's working well!
Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#18I recently joined a large tech company, and so most of my mentoring has been within the company (including other departments though). One thing that I did more of previously was sign up for different events at the university I went to grad school (which happens to be in the same city I work). It's pretty low risk, in that you can commit to an event one evening without needing to commit to anything specific for the long term. They also usually have different formats for events so you can pick something you feel you can help more with.
Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#19I hope this is not frowned upon, but I'll hijack this thread to say: I'd love to have a mentor.
What are you interested in learning?
Being a few years into my programming career, I'd be really grateful for somebody to help/guide at a higher level than, say, learning language X or pattern Y.
It's a bit tough to clearly define, but I think I don't know any developer that is really striving towards mastery on any level, with most colleagues and acquaintances doing the bare minimum to get by.
Re: Ask HN: Do you do any mentoring outside of work?
#20I'd encourage you to look for a local chapter of https://girlswhocode.com/ , see if there are after school programming clubs in your city (or start one), or sign up with https://hackhands.com/ and get paid to mentor.
The Canadian equivalent is http://ladieslearningcode.com/. It's a fun time, I try to do it if my free time lines up with a workshop.