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The real red flag isn’t in year three.

It’s often already there in year one.

If, after a year of working together, mutual trust is not translated into longer-term commitment, that says something.

After twelve months, you know how someone works. Whether there is quality. Whether there is dedication. Whether there is a genuine fit.

If maximum flexibility is chosen again, that is not coincidence but a decision.

Three years of always being ready, but the commitment wasn’t mutual.

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This realization came in hindsight. Not at the end, but when looking back at the first moment of renewal.

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