Pros
Being a mentor was a great experience because of what you get to learn as well as the students you get to meet. I really enjoyed being able to help people and deepen my understanding as a developer.
Cons
Management is terrible! The culture is terrible! You are disposable and they let you know that every day. Management is trying to cut costs everywhere possible (not because they are not making a profit, they are making a large profit) to increase profit. I started working just as management was changing so I was able to see and experience the whole deal. It started with firing the lead mentors (who oversee mentors and take care of all things student-related). Then they started looking for other ways to cut costs. They have lost most of the instructors (and are not planning on replacing them) and mentors are being switched out every 13 weeks so there is no passing on of knowledge. There is no training anymore. It is often the case that the office staff will get lunches or things but mentors get nothing. We are constantly told that we are replaceable and that we do nothing. That being said we interact with and teach the students 80% of the time. They only have two full-time instructors for four cohorts so the mentors are really doing more than ever with less training than ever and zero recognition.
