[a3n]

Were you dissatisfied enough that you were actively looking, or did the new company contact you? Would you be thinking of leaving if the new offer hadn't materialized?

> I am, however, bored at my current position. I feel like I have had myself promoted into a position that I enjoy much less than I did senior developer. Most of my time now is wrapped up in resolving blockers for others, grooming backlogs, running sprint planning, etc. It could be a couple years before the possibility of promotion for me.

And would you enjoy the position that you'd eventually be promoted to more, or less, than your currently boring position?

[midwestdev]

I was not actively looking. I almost always ignore any messages from recruiters on my LinkedIn account. However, one thing made me pay attention to this message from the companies internal recruiter: a high profile person, whom I respect, recently departed my company for this other company. It is what made me actually take any interest in the message.

If they hadn't contacted me, I probably wouldn't be actively looking. Life is relatively good, even if a bit boring right now because we are effectively in a maintenance mode. I have some concerns this may not change in the near term.

I believe I would enjoy the position I would eventually be promoted to. It would free me from many of those team responsibilities and meetings and let me shift my focus back toward more technical things.

Part of my consideration of this new position is how it improves my overall marketability down the line.

I don't plan on working at my current company forever. My wife and I have talked about moving from the midwest in a few years. Thinking about that, I wonder if having the higher title/pay will serve be better when it comes time for me to find/negotiate a new position in a new city.