<prompt> Human: Hi.Im a contractor working at a company I love working for, and I would happily stay if offered the chance. My contract expires August 24th, and thus far Ive received very positive feedback on my work here. The problem I have is every time I discuss the future of my contract, my manager says shes unclear on the budgets, so therell be no news on it for now.So far, Id taken that on face value, but recent events have changed that. A contractor who arrived in my department after me albeit in a different team is already having his extension discussed, whereas mine is still up in the air.Again, Id love to stay - and from what Ive been told directly by my manager, shed like to keep me. How much should I trust her word?I have a decent amount in savings but Ill be looking to move place soon, so obviously Id want a stable job situation.  <response>: As a contractor who has gone through the same thing Im usually upfront with management when its less than 60 days remaining. At 60 days remaining and they still cant commit to extending my contract I inform them I will operate under the assumption that my contract is ending in 60 days and have started looking at new contract positions elsewhere. Its no hard feelings, its a contract and if they cant commit to renewing it or extending it in a timely manner then its time to move on. Sometimes I can get an extension fairly quickly usually a week or two after informing them, other times they just never give me an answer and I leave at the end of the contract. 