Offer!

I got the call yesterday, late afternoon with an offer. Because I have a friend in another state department, I expected it to be a low offer. I also know what I should expect to raise it to; and the person making the call made it clear that I was expected to make a counter-offer, by telling me he was sure I'd want to think about it over the weekend and give him a call back.

I was on the point of leaving for the day when he called, so that wasn't all bad. And he didn't make me sweat it out over the weekend.