Monday morning turned the semester contract from celebration into arithmetic; Lindi offered one thousand six hundred credits monthly for forty scheduled hours, with event overtime paid separately. The role included setup planning, accessibility review, vendor contact, plus assistant credit on public materials.
I compared the offer against lecture times, research trial possibilities, rehabilitation, plus protected relationship dates. Forty hours appeared manageable until major events clustered around examinations; the contract also allowed Lindi to change weekly schedules with twenty-four hours of notice.
Nina reviewed the document only after I highlighted my own concerns; we met inside the library discussion room, where she brought journalism-union guidelines without drafting my answers. Her first question asked what outcome I wanted beyond more money during the careful pause surrounding that choice.
