I've put the honest number on the page more than once knowing it would make me the least popular person in the building. But real people's savings ride on what I report, and I can't shade that to make a bad quarter look pretty. Telling the truth with numbers is the whole point of what I do.
More people experience this than they realize.
You tell the truth with numbers no matter how much pressure there is to lie.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.