If you apply for a different position in the company you currently work in, and you ask HR for confidentiality do they have to respect that? If they don’t is it grounds to get fired from your if they let your superior know?

4 Comments

1. AnonymousJanuary 16,2025 at 2:53AM UTC

   It's common courtesy to give the current manager a heads up. They can't explicitly fire you for that, but if you don't get the other position, your name may be on the list when they do layoffs. Still, it's worth the risk if you think the other position is better for you. Good luck.

2. AnonymousJanuary 16,2025 at 3:48AM UTC

   Never expext confidentiality. HR is not there for the employees. They are there to protect and support the management of the company. So please don't expect your boss not to find out.

3. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistJanuary 16,2025 at 5:40AM UTC

   In many companies, it's company policy that you must inform your current manager you have applied for another position within the organization.

   A well run company would not fire someone for applying to another position within the company, they would want that talent to stay with the company rather than leave.

4. AnonymousJanuary 16,2025 at 11:02PM UTC

   Depends on lots of factors. How big the company is, whether they have a policy of notifying supervisors, whether your boss has any special in with an HR person, and whether anyone cares even if all the policies are protective and somebody talks anyway. We have policies, but it doesn't matter because nobody cares when confidentiality is breached.