In my view this has nothing to do with bean counting.
fishers.ghost has set out a reasonable description of a major, longhaul, disruption due weather, except that it has been loaded up with understandable emotional stuff.
For example, the pressure isn't coming from "Managememt", it's coming from harassed Crew rostering and Ops Control folk, who really just want a decision, any decision, so they can make a recovery plan.
As
f.g says, the crews would love to help if someone with a crystal ball could say "all clear as a bell by x time".
There is confidence that no Captain or CSM is going to compromise safety, therefore the question "What are your intentions" is merely a request for a definitive decision.
Been going on forever, and will always be the case, because nobody wants to strand the passenger if it can be avoided.
The only thing that is new is "stress". Wasn't around in my day
