An employee working at a mid-sized tech company said they were contemplating quitting their job after their manager blocked an internal transfer, saying they were ‘too valuable’ to replace. The techie said they had applied for a senior product manager 9PM) role within the company after one of the hiring directors reached out to them.
But you should definitely be flooding the market with your resume right now. Give me the PM position with the 30 per cent increase and I will train my replacement and then move over to the PM position when it’s convenient, or I’m leaving, so you’ll have to replace me anyway.”
“He told HR that my current team is “understaffed” and that losing my daily output right now would cause operational disruption. HR agreed with him,” they said. “They cancelled the offer and told me I have to stay in my current operational role for at least another twelve months before re-applying. The hiring director apologised to me privately and said his hands were tied. The techie said they were being held hostage by their own manager and may have to quit the company they actually enjpoy working at, just to earn a promotion. “Understaffing in your current department should not be your problem,” said one user, while another added: “It’s easier to find a job while employed. A fourth said: “Make it easy.
