I've found out that a colleague of mine who has been working as a contractor for the last 18 months
had applied for and gotten the job as a permanent role. We're very lucky to have her - she knows what she's doing and is great to work with. All-in-all a very surprising instance of the organisation managing to get something right. Huzzah
(, Tue 23 Feb 2021, 9:23, archived)