Get the promotion and you’ll trade old headaches for new meetings. Want it for the work, not for the escape.

Moving up does not remove problems, it swaps them for a different set with more people attached. If the main appeal is getting away from what you have now, the relief wears off fast and you are left doing work you never wanted. Escape is a reason to leave something, not a reason to pick something.

Next time you want a position, write down what the role actually does all day. If none of that list interests you, something else is going on. Name what you are trying to get away from, and deal with that part directly.