what did you learn from your parents about work?

Growing up, we pick up all kinds of lessons from our families about work, often without even realizing it. You might have learned from your parents to view all managers adversarially, or that gumption is essential to getting ahead, or that you should keep your head down and never speak up about problems or to […] The post what did you learn from your parents about work? appeared first on Ask a Manager.

  Career   Oct 16, 2025   0   4  Add to Reading List

Growing up, we pick up all kinds of lessons from our families about work, often without even realizing it. You might have learned from your parents to view all managers adversarially, or that gumption is essential to getting ahead, or that you should keep your head down and never speak up about problems or to be excessively deferential, or that messing up was unforgivable … or maybe there are things you wish you had learned from your parents but didn’t.

Let’s discuss in the comments. What lessons about work did you learn (or not learn) from your family, and how did those affect your career?

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