I do love that we are all guessing on his motivations and some are so convinced that it can’t be one thing or another and if you believe it your a stupid ****ing moron... maybe DL has terrible breath... maybe it’s unbearable and that is why he’s looking around. It could also just be leverage for a raise or extension... it could be any of those reasons or maybe he’s just kicking the tires cuz why the hell not.
I remember a recruiter calling me 10 years ago and going on and in about this position and the deep pockets this group had and how I could name my price... it was in SoCal so I kinda needed to double my salary at the time to make it feasible... I asked for triple... they considered but baulked... I didn’t really like them or want to work there but if they were willing to go there maybe I’d have done it.