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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Natalia Baryshnikova

Head of Product, Enterprise Agility at Atlassian • February 16

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 are misaligned. Ask them about t

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Milena Krasteva

Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology at Walmart • October 6

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 are remedies for that too, tho

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Vasudha Mithal

Senior Director, Product Management at Headspace Health • August 22

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 impact and you have the tools to

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Mike Flouton

VP, Product at Barracuda Networks • May 4

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 happen. If your manager isn't h

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