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Re: Problems with overbearing mentors

This may sound weird to you, but you will come out a stronger student and end up a better mentor if you pay attention to the problems you face and the lessons you can learn.

A team's culture can't totally be changed very easily, so I can't offer any immediate advice. What I can tell you is to keep the positive attitude, never lose respect for your mentors, and always keep focused on what you can use from this experience to be a better mentor in the future. I haven't faced entirely the same mentor issues, but I did get a chance to apply lessons learned when I became a mentor.

In the end, communication is the biggest issue in situations like this. Talk things out with multiple people. Best of luck!
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