> or merely point out that it was already holed below the waterline, by design? That assumes some humility and objectiveness from her higher-ups. "Oh you publi

> or merely point out that it was already holed below the waterline, by design? That assumes some humility and objectiveness from her higher-ups. "Oh you publicly criticized our project, behind which some of us have staked our reputation. And you created a major negative PR event as well. Thank you for that! We finally see our mistake and we'll apologize and move on". In some hypothetical rational universe it might play out like that, but in reality I don't see how that was supposed to turn out without some repercussions for her.