Weighing a contract offer against waiting (Knoxville)

A permanent role may come up, but the contract starts now. There are 12 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. The contract could extend. What would you do?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 9 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

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