Every workplace has its own culture, has set of protocols, of acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Each will also have its own set of personalities and unwritten rule. When you step into an office, you need to be aware of these implicit laws and protocols. And this is where a mentor comes very valued.
A mentor will tell you the usual practices in the office, and will give you advice on how to go about things. She’s the girl who’s been around the block, and she knows how things work. She can tell you if you’ve been away too long for lunch and how to handle tricky situations. She will tell you what the best way is to talk to a colleague or a boss. Often, your boss will not have the time to rear you and to guide you, as he will be so focused with work.
And that is why there needs to be that certain someone who will shepherd you towards the right way. If your boss happens to be your mentor, consider yourself lucky for it is a rare occasion. When you find someone who is willing to be a mentor, don’t be shy. Take the offer of help very graciously and maximize it by asking questions, sharing your thoughts on certain situations, anything that can help the transfer of information flow better.
Surely, she too, has been a novice in the past, and she appreciated the need of a newcomer for some big sister help, and that is why she is offering it.
Different cultures have different ideas about what level of PDA is acceptable. In some parts of continental Europe, PDA is more accepted than it is in the United States or elsewhere. In Spain and Italy, for example, young adults often live with their parents until they are married. 
Tell me, would it not be hurting to see Fail (as in big F) on your second grade cursive test report on the basis that your Qs and Ys were not curly as they should be?
