Anyone transferred jobs in the same company?

I contemplated this recently. My plan was just to contact the HR guy and tell him I want whatever job.

Don’t be a pussy. He’ll be able to see you applied anyway.

In my case, the boss put out an announcement saying the position was open and that the company wanted to fill it from within. I sent a letter of interest and things progressed from there. I got the position, eventually.

A fast way to burn bridges for your career is to apply for a job within the same company and not have the common courtesy to inform your direct superior. They should have no problem supporting you if it is a better position, but if it is a lateral move you should have some very solid reasons to want to move. I have made moves within my corporation on three separate occasions and have never gotten any push back b/c I was upfront and gave solid reasons for seeking another position. Hope this helps.

did this twice

both times, spoke with HR to gauge potential, expressed some concern over hurt feelings and retribution from boss. Both wanted to play the HR role and said lets get down the road some and revisit...kept it confidential until then. Both times, only when I was almost sure Id get an offer did I let bosses know...one was cool (which was a surprise) the other got pissed and tried to frick me over for last few weeks. He got called to HR office and avoided me the rest of the time I was in his division.

Go for it like your life depends on it; You can always punt at the 11th hour and stay telling boss you were curious but love it where you are...might actually work in your favor.

But if you do leave, have your arse covered just in case

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A fast way to burn bridges for your career is to apply for a job within the same company and not have the common courtesy to inform your direct superior. They should have no problem supporting you if it is a better position, but if it is a lateral move you should have some very solid reasons to want to move. I have made moves within my corporation on three separate occasions and have never gotten any push back b/c I was upfront and gave solid reasons for seeking another position. Hope this helps.

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although this is good advice, it is contingent on you working for an ethically sound company...they arent all like that, nice guys will and do get fricked over. at the end of the day, you should be looking out for yourself #1

Tl;dr - depends on what kind of company and boss you work for, but always do whats best for you

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Really depends on the boss and if your company has any departmental rivalries.

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Some companies have written policies on the proper procedure, so it may depend on that as well. I worked someone where you had to get approval from your boss before you could apply for an internal position. I never heard of a boss not giving an approval, but a couple of them did sabotage the applicants with a less than glowing review.

Applied for the job, and then told my boss that I applied for it and that I had an interview on a future date that I would have to leave work for. The interview was in Baton Rouge and I was working in Lafayette at the time, so I took the entire afternoon off. She tried to get me to stay even after I was offered the job, but was unsuccessful.

Yes but my position was "Eliminated" and then I was "hired" in a new role. I didn't even move desks.

on the flip side of that coin, I've seen managers let people apply to better positions, get the job, then tell them they can't leave. I have no idea how they get away with it but it takes a real worm eater to do something like that.

You are overthinking the matter...going from working the drive thru window to making the fries isn't that big of leap.