# How do I tell my boss I have an interview for another department **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 1, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453 "2012-02-01T20:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453/41 "2012-02-10T02:35:19Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Attila cruised in at noon today and immediately called me into her office. She told me she would never think about leaving our area, because she owes it _loyalty_, and how, since they were kind enough to give me a job, she hoped I would feel the same way. She’s had other offers that she didn’t even respond to because of the loyalty she feels for the department. I told her I’d listen to what the other division had to say, and if there was an offer, I’d weigh what was best for me. What horseshit. I’m sorry, but she’s in complete la-la land. You don’t just get loyalty – it’s earned, for one, and even then you can’t expect an employee to value loyalty over their own best interest. I’ve had a manager like this, with the same expectations. She liked me very much and told me I was a star employee, but that didn’t really make up for the micromanagement, the coming-down-ridiculously-hard-over-nothing incidents, the confrontational style, taking credit for my work, ridiculous and useless busywork, zero flexibility, and a lot of other issues. When my old company called me and offered me to be hired back, with a raise, and a promotion, I gave notice and she acted personally affronted about the whole thing. This, by the way, was just after she had promised me a promotion and reneged, then gave me a lecture about how other people were being laid off so I should be grateful for just keeping my job. I told her that it seemed like she was short on positions for her staff and I was leaving for better opportunities. “But I had so many plans for you! How can you leave me?” Great, I’d love to stay for amorphous plans you’ve never shared with me rather than a known raise and promotion, after you’ve already led me on this long. She didn’t come up with a counter-offer but I did get the cold shoulder for my notice, so that was super. She did, on the other hand, call me on my first day at the new/old job to ask me to help her with routine work she should know how to do. Yeah, I’m glad I left that job. There’s only one boss I ever had personal loyalty to and he was the one who encouraged me to seek work elsewhere when conditions got bad. He actually cared, and didn’t expect loyalty just because. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453/42 "2012-02-10T02:49:39Z")
**fluiddruid** - Actually, my former boss encouraged me to get the analyst role was thrilled at my getting this new job. She’s always been supportive. And her team is the only really happy team out of the 7 teams in our department. But it’s almost like her managers want her to lead like all the rest of them, and how dare! her team be happy! StG ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453/43 "2012-02-10T06:17:12Z")
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Proud of ya girl! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453/44 "2012-02-10T14:54:59Z")
I got the official offer from Corporate this morning (although the written offer will probably be on Monday) and I start on 2/27. However, they expect me to continue supporting some projects I’m working on now. YAY!! StG ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453/45 "2012-02-10T15:08:07Z")
Congratulations! Has Attila stripped your rank tabs and broken your sword over her knee yet? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453/46 "2012-02-10T20:21:13Z")
Yipeeee! I love it when a plan comes together! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453/47 "2012-02-10T22:00:42Z")
Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-boss-i-have-an-interview-for-another-department/611453/48 "2012-02-10T22:11:38Z")
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