[satyrnein]

Not an automatic rejection, but it certainly requires a conversation. I recently had to go back to a candidate to triple check that she really, really was fine not leading a team anymore, with no timetable on when that might happen again. After a few days, she withdrew. We were bummed, because she was great, but we had suspected it wasn't really what she was looking for.

[cableshaft]

Sometimes that's the case, though. I've led teams before, and I don't mind going back to just head down focused on code again. Leading people tends to be more lucrative but also dulls the coding blade.

[satyrnein]

Certainly, people's preferences change, their lives change, etc. Nothing wrong with that, just have to make sure all parties are aligned.

And yes, my blade is quite dull at this point!