I don't find that a strained narrative at all. -- I once wrote a status report where I reported that I thought something would be a problem blocking my progres

I don't find that a strained narrative at all. -- I once wrote a status report where I reported that I thought something would be a problem blocking my progress if it weren't resolved. My manager's status report said that there might be a issue. His managers report said everything was on track. -- If you don't think that the upper management got into hot water and then started paying a lot more attention to their on-site managers after the Union vote, you and I live in different worlds.