The rules for quitting a job depend upon the country, the employer, and the agreement you signed.In most places you can quit a job whenever you like. However, if you quit without meeting the agreement you signed, you may forfeit compensation. For example, if they paid you a signing bonus or paid to relocate you, you may have to repay some or all of that money. If you are entitled to an annual bonus but leave before that bonus is paid, you may forfeit it. If you leave in the middle of a pay period, you might even forfeit all of your pay for that period. If youu2019re moving positions within the same company, youu2019re bound by whatever the rules of the company are, and they may fire you if you donu2019t honor them.Read your employment agreement and your employee handbook to understand if you have any such obligations. It may be that your manager is asking you to stay, but canu2019t require you to stay. It never hurts to ask, but they shouldnu2019t tell you youu2019re not allowed to quit unless they have grounds to do so.