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First off, there is no way he would be considered for the position by anyone--and he doesn't want it. He has no desire to be in a position with responsibility and will not hesitate to tell you so. His brown-nosing isn't designed to get him promoted--just to not get him fired.

Second, the fact that I would avoid becoming team lead because of him I thinks speaks more to the kind of disruption he would create. From my view, it would be better to wait for another opportunity than to walk into certain failure. I would honestly rather destroy my chances of being promoted than have to deal with that kind of stress for what would likely be years. But that isn't even the type of decision I'm making. The position isn't "management", is just a quasi-management position, and they are a dime a dozen around here. Every project and team is always looking for a new lead as people move on. There will be other opportunities. That said, one bad tenure in the position really could destroy my chances forever.