Well I totally agree with you Snas.
I like your partner have a great and wonderful relationship with mine. I have a chat with her whenever I see her sitting at her desk but that is not the case for most main crew and WW Pursers. I also notice that only a few WW managers work in the CRC with most opting to work at Waterside. However on E/F the majority choose to work at the CRC which is great for me because I enjoy having the ear of my manager.
Our managers come and go but I like your partner always seek out mine when she/he changes but I don't think I and your partner are the norm I am afraid.
I was really just trying to show AC how difficult it is for BA because each manager has about 300 crew I believe.