Do you give your early careers DC career advice?

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Do you help them and advise them when they are young professionals? (If you have knowledge to impart)

Or do you just let them figure it out themselves?

I assume the thing is you only give advice when they ask for it. And I assume what you never do is criticise their salary/career if they are doing it full time.

Gave advice when asked.

I parent in a completely different way from most of MN, so I give advice on everything and I don't wait until I am asked!

We told them to pick a Uni for the course content and also whether it was somewhere they thought they would enjoy living for three or four years.
Post grad wise, they did their own research on jobs, organised internships and post grad additional training.

Only give when they ask. They are adults and can make their own decisions. I would find it suffocating if my parents give me advice on every aspect of my life. Those usually can’t cut the apron strings.

It’s also worth remembering how things change over a generation. My FIL loves to give career advice but it is so outdated and not relevant to anything we have come across.

Just wondering if this changes if the YP lives at home with DParents to save money.

One of mine is. And the other may do again in the future.

I take an interest (ask questions) and chip in if I think I have any useful advice or have concerns.

One of mine was looking at a career in an area I started out when I graduated (and hated) so I've been careful to not let my feelings show through (but admit to a little nudging).

Yes but only if I feel I’m capable - I haven’t studied in the UK so there’s a lot I can’t really give advice on, as the school system here is completely different (and confusing, at least for me).

I agree with PP that we also need to take into account how much everything changes and how fast.

The hardest part is biting your tongue when you can see a bad decision a mile away, but it is what it is.

As with everything else I give advice if I have some knowledge or expertise, otherwise I 'll discuss pros and cons if they ask. I find young adult DC welcome my input in most things but I am careful to avoid saying what I think they should do.
For example DS2 is buying a house and I have given lots of advice about the process and pitfalls. However when he's asked my opinion on how much to borrow or whether to offer on a particular house I've tried to be non committal while pointing out things to question or pros and cons of borrowing to the max or not.

We give advice - we have relevant experience.
why would you criticise salary/career? If the young person isn’t happy we’d suggest ways to remedy the situation.

I am not raised here and my Uni was in another country, so my very early career attempts also, all my father did was to connect my brother to his contacts who gave him a good job, I was only told to be perfect in all I do and I will have the career I want. And that if I am not perfect in all I do, I will have miserable life. Crazy, isn't it

On the other hand , MIL gives still advice to her 50 and more old sons - crazy , isn't it

would I give an advice? I hope I will be able to give advice, hope my advice will be reality based and hope my child will be able and ambitious enough to want to have a career. Otherwise, I will be a carer.