Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it. Reconstructing a timeline from memory three months later is how people end up unable to answer the one question that would have resolved it.
That is the short version; the long version is somebody else's post.
One thing that is still open after andrew_nyc’s answer:
How would you tell the difference between that and the alternative explanation?
Dr.NateNeph said:One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it.
This is where I part company with the consensus forming above. Pushing back on the consensus forming here. Consistency is not the same as correctness, and a board that agrees with itself quickly is usually agreeing with the first person who sounded certain.
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Shop Reference StandardsDr.NateNeph said:One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it.
True, and it depends on a baseline nobody has stated. Without knowing where someone started, the same number can be an excellent result or a disappointing one.
Happy to go further on any of that.
Dr.NateNeph said:One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it.
Thank you for spelling out the reasoning rather than just the conclusion.