Ugh, same here!
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So, I found that there is a job opening for a reporter. It's the energy industry, which I've dealt with a bit, but not as much as others. However, I want to at least apply.

The last time a reporting position was open, our boss mentioned it and said we were welcome to apply, just let her know. For whatever reason, this time she didn't say a thing. I was looking around at job ads and saw it. Kind of weird. I feel it kind of fits with the first thing on the list I posted above. She seems to want to keep peoole down, just producing like robots with no development professionally.

I know who was doing the hiring the last time there was a reporting position open. He's a nice guy, from the US like me. I have to go to that meeting tomorrow so I asked him if he had a few minutes to speak to me. I want to get a feel if it is worth applying for before I do it. He said no problem. I figure I at least need to try for this.

My boss will probably badmouth me to him if I apply. But, no one in the office seems to like her and I'm sure he and others have seen how many people have come and gone in the department.

Of course if I get interviewed, I will go the, "I want to explore new opportunites after a year and a half in this position", and be careful to not badmouth my boss.