“I want the complete offer. Hours. Call schedule. Relocation timeline. Everything that affects Olive and me, and I mean everything, including anything you negotiated verbally.”
“Chelsea, I was trying to make this easier — “
“That’s the problem, Ben. You keep deciding what’s easier for us before you ask us.”
Then I Found Out There Was More
Two evenings later I walked into his home office looking for a phone charger.
His laptop was open and a voice came out of it.
“— and we’re still happy to honor the schedule you negotiated.”
I stopped in the doorway.
When the Call Ended
He turned around and saw me standing there.
“What schedule?”
He rubbed his forehead.
“Fewer overnights than I have now. Two later start times a week.”
“And you negotiated all of that before telling me any of it existed.”
“I was trying to build something better.”
“For who?“
