Did an unofficial interview with another team and now they are asking me to officially apply.
Will I get retaliated against from my current manager?
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In my experience if it’s a promotion they cant block you. If it’s lateral block party has already started. Take it if it’s a promotion what’s the worst they can do fire you big deal.
Why can't the other Team's supervisor just offer you the job and save you from dealing with drama with your current Supervisor.
Don’t over think it just apply but talk to your current supervisor first. If the supervisor is crazy talk to his boss. Ll5s can block no lateral moves
It's a yes. Always bet on others being vindictive. Have a plan of they are. If they are not, then you planned for the worst and got the best, win. Be open about the change, just be expecting some sort of negative. When anticipating negative behavior, people in general rarely disappoint. Taking into account all the games played at every large company like this, be ready for it.
Don’t blind side them, let them know you are applying. They will get an email as soon as you apply.
As someone else said, it depends. Is your current manager aware that you're considering steps outside of his/her current team?
I had a tricky situation four years ago, where I told my manager I wanted to explore other roles within the company, but he started freaking out and pressuring me into not even talking to other managers. I ended up doing it anyway and came up with a plan with my future manager to help me manage the situation.
Duh.......
The honest answer is that it depends. I’m not sure how you expect the anonymous internet page to have any insight into this but I’ll give you the answer from a manager of 30 years… ie. me.
If I have a good employee that has been open that they want a move, I would be fully supportive. Encourage my team members to always be improving and if they can’t grow here, then go elsewhere. I figure in doing that, they will appreciate it and may come back to me down the road when I have something that better fits them. But, if the employee is only ok or blindsides me, it does influence where I rank them on a list for layoffs. If I think you will fly the coop in the next few months, I’m likely to say that I’ll prefer the employees I think will stay as you never want to be losing people during layoffs as the chances are good you won’t get a backfill.