Had a mentor at my first firm, first project who vouched for me and put me in roles where I'd get leadership visibility. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to speak to him before leaving for a new

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Say what you told us, OP.

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Of course.

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..opportunity. completely by accident. I had many loose ends to tie up during my transition and never got a chance to connect with him. I believe he may have viewed it as intentional cause a few months later when I tried reaching out on linkedin I saw that he deleted me as a connection. Is it worth still reaching out to him now during the holidays to try and salvage the connection?

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When I moved firms, one of my biggest mentors got pissed off at me. I still haven’t understood what I need to do

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Yes. Write to him apologising and saying everything you said here. Good mentors are keepers. They shouldn’t be offended if you leave the firm it’s your career. But they shouldn’t feel like you never bothered to say bye

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Been bugging me for months now

Worth repairing the relationship

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