Weighing a contract offer against waiting - 4 months and counting

The pay is fair but there are no benefits. There are 13 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. The contract could extend. How did you handle benefits?

Ask about extension likelihood and whether the team has hired contractors before.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.