My first professional software job was at a great software company, but I had a horrible commute each day. I ended up leaving that company to work in tech supp

My first professional software job was at a great software company, but I had a horrible commute each day. I ended up leaving that company to work in tech support (enterprise software) at a software company much closer to my home. I remember feeling a little embarrassed about it - it was definitely a downgrade -- but I chose it for the lifestyle improvements it offered at that time. Turns out, it was probably one of my smarter moves. I really enjoyed solving problems for the customers. People sent emails and actual snail mail to my company raving about me. That was cool. Then, I noticed a need for a utility in the field. I wrote it and did some testing with it and then the development manager caught wind of it and came by to talk to me. He wanted to recruit me in to the development team! Simultaneously, I was being recruited into sales consulting. Not only that, but our customers were trying to hire me left and right. I ended up taking the internal position for sales consulting. Moral of the story: You can create opportunities for yourself even when in a position that may not be your ideal role. Hard work, creativity and initiative go a LONG way. Taking this job clearly depends on your goals. It seems to me that one has endless opportunities right now if they are willing to be self employed or work for a startup and don't have heavy income requirements. Lots of functions like startup weekend, group meet-ups, etc... can get you in front of the right people. If your goal, however, is to work for the man, then why not take a position like this and see what doors it opens?