What should you do if your Manager is not helping you grow and you see little growth opportunities? Should you stay at the job and try to learn as much as possible or should you definitely leave the company and look for a new opportunity?
How much time should you give a job and a manager to see if they are a fit in your growth and career?
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 4y
First thing to do is to check with your manager how they think about your growth. They may be thinking that they are helping you, and it is just your perspectives that ar...
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Adobe Senior Director of Product Management, 3D Category • 1y
I tried to always approach my career with 2 axis: you should either learn a lot, or earn a lot. If you don't have any, then look for another job.If you don't see growth o...
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Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology • 3y
There is "not helping", or even not knowing that help is needed, and then there is actively blocking. I'm going to assume it is not the latter - actively blocking. There ...
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Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
When facing a situation where your manager isn't supporting your growth and opportunities seem limited, it essentially boils down to two choices: 1. Change your environme...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 3y
What do you value in your life right now? If it is career growth and you are not getting that, needless to say, it is time for a change. If you want to maximize your imp...
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Boxford Capital Managing Partner | Formerly Barracuda, SilverSky, Digital Guardian, OpenPages, Cybertrust • 4y
As always, it depends. First, you should think of yourself as the CEO of your own career. Managers and job ladders can help, but the responsibility is on you to make it h...
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