Jodi,
That's a shame about the job. Why don't manager realize that not allowing folks to apply for other jobs is short sighted. They will do like you and move on. I always let my staff apply for jobs (although sometimes I told them I didn't think it was a good idea! LOL!) Sometimes they got them and were happy, sometimes they got them and were miserable (That was usually when I had said..."are you sure") and sometimes they didn't get them, but were happy they had the chance.
I worked with a guy like your boss and he had the highest turnover... He could never figure it out DUH???
That's a shame about the job. Why don't manager realize that not allowing folks to apply for other jobs is short sighted. They will do like you and move on. I always let my staff apply for jobs (although sometimes I told them I didn't think it was a good idea! LOL!) Sometimes they got them and were happy, sometimes they got them and were miserable (That was usually when I had said..."are you sure") and sometimes they didn't get them, but were happy they had the chance.
I worked with a guy like your boss and he had the highest turnover... He could never figure it out DUH???