ok, so: the internal picture of Jan 2019 when the TL and mod team were flaring up was...
- CMs losing exec representation
- CM team being restructured
- CM team being told we would NOT backfill lost staff
- CM team being given lots of vague hints that "something was going to change and we should prepare ourselves" without any clarification
- CMs being told to cut activity
- Louder rumblings from other teams that CMs were costing too much money and blocking too many projects