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Would you apply for another internal job after applying for a secondment and getting it if you thought the other internal job was better for you?

Starbers99

My current line manager crossed a number of lines with me over the past 6 months (without going into too much detail, she made a work decision about me based on her personal views and before I could address this, she spent the last 6 months picking on me with another colleague and embarrassing me in front of other colleagues repeatedly).

I didn't feel comfortable talking to her about it so I applied for a secondment so I could put some space between us. However the secondment is in the same office working one grade up but in a different team.

I told her I had an interview, she was livid, I got the secondment and accepted but I have since seen a better internal job in a different department altogether. I would feel a lot more comfortable leaving this office. I have a meeting with the new internal recruiter tomorrow and was going to be open with both HR and this recruiter and let them know what I would like to do and confirm if it was appropriate to apply.

Is this the right thing to do? Or right thing to do for me? HR already kind of informally know about the situation between the line manager and myself. I don't want to go down a mediation/grievance route, I just want out.

Would you apply for another internal job after applying for a secondment and getting it if you thought the other internal job was better for you?
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