I agree that the VP is trying her best and that I wouldn’t want to hear her burdens. But I still expect her to do better.

Face is an important aspect in Asian culture. The decline isn’t that bad in actual terms, but she may be concerned about others associating her competence with the decline. I guess any self-respecting individual will want to protect her reputation

Lol nothing as insidious as that! I just think that the English department isn’t working well together. That’s why we’re currently scrambling to fight fires haha