

You encouraged your daughter to study abroad with the thought that she may take up international business upon graduation, and she came back fascinated by wine production. Now she’s working as an assistant manager at a local wine bar-a job she could have landed without a degree.
You sent your son to State U with the idea that something would click for him there, professionally- like it did when you went there. He graduated, but now he’s working in pizza delivery and you cannot understand why he seems content with his job.
First, ask yourself why their contentment in their current role is upsetting to you.
Then, start to think of yourself as an advisor rather than a manager. Advisors, as opposed to managers, are a valuable source of timely insights because they:
If your client (child) expresses discontentment with their current professional situation, ask how you can advise them vs. co-manage their career with them. There are many resources in career development to which you, their advisor, may point them.