Career Conversations Challenges by Kai Ling Tay https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7 en-us 2022-06-13 01:54:00 UTC 2026-01-03 15:48:35 UTC hello@padlet.com State your challenges here! kailingtay https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219160121 2022-06-13 06:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219160121 https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219279948 Articulating my problems and developing a possible solution to my manager]]> 2022-06-13 08:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219279948 Lack of time https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219280453 Manager may be too caught up with the work to allocate time getting to know their team & their needs. The lack of facetime would also allow a comms barrier to form - not allowing the team member to feel comfortable sharing ]]> 2022-06-13 08:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219280453 https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219280684 Expressing an interest in other dept/teams - worried that my manager would think i dont enjoy being in the team T_T ]]> 2022-06-13 08:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219280684 Exploring other options https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219281356 Is it ok if part of the career conversation also includes exploring other business units? Will it be taken as an indication I'm not focused on my current role. 

]]> 2022-06-13 08:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219281356 when you boss tells you he/she will try his best, but ultimately it is out of their control https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219281389 2022-06-13 08:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219281389 building the trust and the honesty between my and my manager to have a good base to talk about my development (i has worked in Shopee for 1,5 week ;) justynachrostowska1 https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219281757 2022-06-13 08:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219281757 As a Manager: employees may feel resistant to share ambitions that suggest that they would like to look at other business units or even other companies https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282046 2022-06-13 08:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282046 As a Manager: your employees may feel uncomfortable to share that they either do not enjoy what they are immediately doing https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282181 2022-06-13 08:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282181 No results from conversation https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282330 Having had multiple career conversations with the same issues being brought up - can be quite disheartening to the employee as it would seem that nothing is being done by the manager]]> 2022-06-13 08:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282330 https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282360 Lack of relationship between manager & me. I feel there’s a seniority barrier that made me hold back in terms expressing my thoughts in having career conversations. ]]> 2022-06-13 08:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282360 Expressing certain aspects of my job that I do not enjoy doing, but it is not something that can be avoided (to satisfy business requirements) https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282808 2022-06-13 08:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219282808 Guilt from the conversation https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219284426 Bringing up issues that are personal to my own career growth may cause changes to the team structure and work allocation which may put my team mates into a similar dissatisfied situation]]> 2022-06-13 08:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219284426 As a manager: the challenge to articulate what is necessary for development i.e. for their growth and something they may not enjoy but essential for the job and future promotion https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219284441 2022-06-13 08:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219284441 How should I know my manager to be trusted with my goals, concern or vulnerability that I share? https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219284634 Ultimately, they are not your therapist. How should I know if they are willing to help me & not use my weakness as my kryptonite?]]> 2022-06-13 08:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219284634 As a low-level manager, I find it hard to provide advices, or know that the advices I provide are right, especially since Shopee is my first and only career yet. https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219285671 2022-06-13 08:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219285671 Interested in other direction of work https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219285898 We have multiple groups within the team. If I'm just in current group less than 6 months and actually more interested in the other group within my team, will it be thought that i'm not focusing my current role? Also worried that it will disappointed my current mentor as she spent quite some time to guide me.]]> 2022-06-13 08:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kailingtay/4y4n6mdz4x5wu6y7/wish/2219285898