 In later seasons, he has begun to openly admit to Bones or Cam when he is "not ok" instead of brushing it off.On the job, Booth is characterized as a "man of action" and once claimed that he would "rot behind a desk".Early in season 8, he was given an opportunity to earn a promotion to an administrative position but passed up the chance in order to help Sweets and rookie agent Olivia Sparling with an emergency situation involving an assassin armed with an explosive.