Wwyd colleague told manager about me?

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So I work within a HR department so we are relatively close with recruitment. Colleague is a friend of someone in that team and has found out and told our manager that I have applied for another job because “it’s polite” aibu to say some boundaries have been crossed here?

I feel that manager is very off with me ever since.

Have you applied for a job with the same company on a different team?

Everywhere I have worked you had to tell you manager you were applying and then they would get informed during the process.

Who is the person that told your manager?

That's outrageous, can you make a complaint to their manager?

same company different team! I have never heard about having to inform managers about every role that you apply for ever?

It could be that they didn't hear it from you first. Internal roles: tell your manager you are going for them, even just generally. Moving to another employer keep to yourself

I’d just approach them and say it’s polite to mind your own business. Some folk just love involving themselves for no reason

Internal role? Definitely protocol everywhere I've worked to let your manager know first.
External jobs: noones business.

Just good tight OP, your opportunity will come

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I’m not a permanent member of staff so I didn’t think I had to really.

Same rules for everyone temp or perm

You definitely should have told your manager. They probably had to ask if your manager was aware and supportive of the application.

In my last 3 companies your manager has had to formally support your application.

If you are applying to a different company, then no you wouldn’t tell them.

If applying in the same company, yes, it’s usually expected you tell your current manager. If you don’t, it’s normal for them to be told. Usually because someone would be checking that you told them and making sure they were aware.

However, who actually told your manager? Somebody involved or somebody just being nosey?

Manager hasn’t been asked, colleague went nosying around for info and shared it with her.

So if someone completely unconnected who was just gossiping and not letting your manager officially know, then you could complain. About the person who told your manager and the person who told them

Though, I guess they would just say they assumed your manager knew as it was common knowledge. People shouldn’t be gossiping about people applying for roles.

How do you know this is what happened?

I would say that I was going to talk to my manager about it but the nosy parker got there first.

Internally we have to tell our line manager we've applied. For secondments you need the positive support of your line manager as well, but not for a perm transfer.

Colleague said I’ve been told you’ve applied for (role)“not that I’m snooping” I askedhave you told manager? she said yes but she doesn’t care though. It’s just polite!

I think the person most at fault is the colleague in recruitment. She had absolutely no business telling your colleague (not your line manager!) that you had applied for another role. It is a breach of confidentiality and should be reported.

I do think it's generally best practice to tell your line manager if you're applying for other roles, but there is no obligation on you to do so.

Colleague in recruitment should absolutely not be telling people who is applying for what - I would report to their manager. And the rest, it's done now and as others said, actually a normal part of internal applications so don't worry.

You should have told your manager.

But the 2 colleagues spreading it are absolutely on the wrong.

The colleague connected to the recruitment should have has a conversation only with your manager. No one else.

So I need to tell my manager every job I apply for? Their are tons of low paid part time roles that I am applying for. As I am not managing well with full time.

Internally, yes. Have a chat with your manager and explain you didn't know the protocol
Explain why you are looking - you may be able to reduce hrs in current role

Then raise issue of colleague in recruitment

Check your internal policies. It used to be mandated where I work bit they've changed it. They suggest you should but it's explicitly stated that you don't have to. My previous workplace you didn't have to either. It varies a lot depending on where you work.

If it's internal yes you should give manager the courtesy of saying to them. In my work you need sign off from your current manager to apply for an internal role.

External role - nope not a word 🤐

If you apply for another job internally you usually have to inform your line manager. If the job is external then obviously don't inform them. However your colleague was overstepping a d a built of a busybody in my view.