<prompt> Human: I work in an office environment and an currently making gross pay 42,000year. The position up for grabs right now is Team Lead, 2 spots available. My boss either doesnt like to or cannot simply choose who hed like to promote, he has to put the offer out there for people to apply. This is mostly just for show; its very obvious who he expects to be Team Lead as hes already treating them as such. I feel like Im expected to apply due to seniority.Ive been with the company for 2.5 years and have gone through 5 team leads. Im still friends with 3 of them and they have told me their reasons for leaving include my boss, the amount of BS they deal with on a daily basis, the pay for the amount of BS they deal with on a daily basis. From what Ive been told, the pay increase is 3,000year. I dont think thats worth the amount of stress Ive seen them go through.That being said, I feel like there wont be another opportunity like this again in my future. I dont have a degree. Im married, pay mortgage on my house, and trying to start a family going through IVF right now. Is it stupid for me to NOT apply?TL;DRI feel obligated to take a promotion I dont want, but I might not get another chance to make more money since I never got a degree. Am I stupid to not apply for this position?  <response>: I went through an almost identical scenario a few years ago, and I didnt apply. It was too much stress for too little pay. The experience would have been worth the trouble, but Im not interested in changing companies often. The person who went on to be team lead leveraged their position to get a 50 pay increase at another company. Im happy with where Im at, and theyre happy with more money and experience. 