Bad Mentors — Good Learnings: The Benefits of Finding Bad Mentors in Your Career

Massimiliano Sermi
10 min readMar 15, 2023

For many people, finding a good mentor is often seen as a crucial step in advancing their careers. Mentors can provide guidance, support, and valuable insights that can help individuals achieve their professional goals.

However, what if you find yourself with a bad mentor?

What if the person you look up to for advice and support doesn’t seem to have your best interests at heart?

While it’s certainly disheartening to have a bad mentor, it’s important to recognize that there are still benefits to be found in these relationships. In fact, learning from bad mentors can be just as valuable as learning from good ones, and can even help you identify what you don’t want to be in your own career.

In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of finding bad mentors and how you can turn a negative experience into a valuable learning opportunity.

But let’s start from the beginning…

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Massimiliano Sermi

I write about Product Mgmt, Agile, Coaching, Mentorship, Leadership, Self-improvement, Wealth Mgmt & Investment on real-life experiences&a touch of imagination