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So.... I've struggled to write a short version of this story, but that combination of anxiety and disbelief leads to me keep piling on evidence. So this is not brief. I work as a contractor. Not what I planned, but that's the economy I've found myself in. My agency has had me at one particular employer for the last year and a half; I knew when I began that the contract was due to expire in 18 months. A few months after I began, the woman who supervised me asked if I'd be interested in a full-time position. Forbes rated this organization the best employer in my state: naturally I was interested. Every two months or so, I checked in with her or she checked in with me: process continuing, normal, of course slow. Early in this process, I got a very good offer from another organization: between salary and benefits, about 92% of what was being proposed at the contract workplace. I didn't tell the supervisor -- it felt manipulative -- but I did tell her they h...