You’re missing the bigger point, that the cuts they proposed in response were far beyond what would be necessary for such a small budget cut. To say nothing of

You’re missing the bigger point, that the cuts they proposed in response were far beyond what would be necessary for such a small budget cut. To say nothing of the fact that they immediately jumped to making highly disruptive cuts (like an entire department) instead of even considering things like cutting admin roles or creature comforts (which had grown like crazy in the years prior) first.