Is anyone participating in this or has anyone participated it in something like this in the past? It appears to be a great idea if executed correctly. Curious to hear both sides of the coin.
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I applied to get a mentor but I was constantly told to not expect this to help with career development..... so I'm like well then what's the point?
Needless to say I haven't gotten paired with anyone
"If executed correctly". Like, not at Fuct Fargo?
I did it through an ERN. It's a good idea in theory but like anything else it's only as good as the people and effort put into it. My mentor was doing it to advance in his career. He told me how good it would look to his management to see that he was a mentor. That was clearly his first priority. Needless to say, he wasn't helpful. I got some things out of it by reading the material and doing the exercises. But for the most part, it was obvious he didn't really have a true interest in mentoring.
I’ve always had a mentor and once I had some experience, some mentees as well. As others have shared, the best relationships are ones that I initiated or happened organically. I tried the formal program and found it more difficult to find common ground or find areas where my mentee was looking for support. I think he was looking for a miraculous path out of the branch that I couldn’t provide. I’ve had great mentors here and horrible ones. My best advice is to take the reigns on this for yourself and don’t rely on a formal program.
Sad to say I am not interested. Was approached but I am too cynical to mentor a young and impressionable mind and I am not interested in being a mentee in this God forsaken place.
Ive gotten great benefit out of it over the years. It's also nice to have someone outside your group to bounce ideas off of and to get advice. Like most things however, you will only get us much out of it as you are willing to put into it.
@mjv+1qYc8RBm I had a coworker ask to “mentor “ me. Best thing to happen regardless of they listed as an accomplishment. Neither one of us was attempting to climb the corporate ladder. Just wanted to do the job properly follow and follow process, etc.
Does participating in the program improve your place in the stacked performance rating or increase your pay? The answer is no. Remember, in the CEO’s words, we’re employees, not team members. Don’t do anything that doesn’t result in remuneration from the company. You can’t pay bills, weather post-layoff unemployment, or retire on “feels” you’ve accumulated.
I have zero interest in doing anything extra for this place.
Allow me to mentor you in not bringing this trash here.
I've participated as both a mentor and mentor. Also, both within the supported program (i.e. officially) and simply through organic relationship building.
I started in consumer customer service (call center) and my mentor shared several things that have stuck with me over 12 years, though some of them took time to digest. Also, I was shifting from working in churches to corporate America.
Having moved from entry level to now upper mid level within the data world of WF, I think having regular mentors, coaches, or people I genuinely see as a trusted advisor AND also continuing to mentor and help people has kept me sane
As a very self-motivated person, when I have seen people around me struggle and get burnt out, it has been rewarding to try to share some of what I learned through my own trial and error. It ultimately leads to strong, lasting relationships and a high degree of trust. These are the sorts of things that keep me at WF. The people I know.
I have had a great deal of burnout over the last 2 years but just decided I wanted to mentor again. That began 2 weeks ago, and I'm already remembering why I used to love being involved, pre-pandemic.
As a mentor, I feel challenged to revisit all of my memories, examine my communication, ensure I'm being empathetic, and exercising strong listening and understanding skills.
All good things, I believe, since I want to be a good person while also progressing and providing for my family.
My long-winded thoughts, anyway.
Mentors are looking for year-end accomplishment bullets/resume boosts, not authentic mentorship. Real mentor/mentee relationships happen organically, not through some sign-up
Used to be very useful in STL for WFA, but once the Enterprise got their hands on it, it lost its luster. Plus the fact that senior management basically all but left and moved to Charlotte and NY
Useless and just a PR show. They make no effort to match the right people with matching goals and background.
I am not participating. But I know few who does that. I think they use it for shady business. Be cautious who is your mentor/mentee.
Sir this is a Wendy's. (how the fu-k is this related on a layoff forum?)