To add to that, honestly, it makes no difference whether the WAS is planning to come back or there is no way in hell they would ever turn around. What matters is what the LBS thinks. I think that's really the message in the "rule" about keeping hope alive. It's the hope that makes me really strive towards change. It really makes no difference if the hope is based on reality or not, because it's what I BELIEVE. As long as I have the hope that my situation could turn around, I'm willing to keep working.
