don't forget these parts

>Last search I had something like 6 in hand offers (a few more that would’ve transpired but they realized they were out of their depth).

>Make $400k/yr.

I would say this is just a case of someone taking on the process of getting a job as a full time job itself...which I think is appropriate. I've been in industry for 20+ years and have easily left well over a million dollars in lifetime comp on the table because I haven't really approached maximizing it as a primary objective.