Advice on making a lateral move at work.

[leftover_salmon]

Originally Posted by jenlain

Your success or failure will be highly dependent upon the quality/maturity of your boss and the expectations of managers in your organization. If you have a mature boss and work in an organization that supports talent growth, you should feel free to talk to you boss and ask for their support/sponsorship in making the move (they may even get bonus points for "exporting talent"). Reassure your boss that you will provide a smooth transition, as their primary concern will be getting the work done in your absence. If you work in a crappy organization and/or have a boss you don't trust, hold off on the internal move (you will just create enemies) and plan your exit.

Good luck.

Agree with this. I'm in a similar situation -- I'd like to move laterally -- but am holding off telling my boss until I have something elsewhere in my back pocket (which I'll know in a couple weeks), just in case it's taken the wrong way.

Good luck.