If anything, they were uncomfortable with this new circumstance. Some were a little scared. Change does that. The approach-avoidance conflict can possible be resolved as I've stated above. The avoidance-avoidance situation can only be resolved, and maybe not satisfactorily so, by turning down the position.
Life's just full of forks in the road.
Here's another one. Whatever you decide, there will be a road not taken, but you can't dwell on that.