That would be my guess as well. If they were micromanaged with some ticketing system like their employees, a typical roadmap would be something like fly 1st class -> eat ice cream -> have sex with your 4th girlfriend -> swim -> eat ice cream. No blockers!
I reckon it's something like the end state of that thing where the better paid you are the better treated you are and, not infrequently, the easier the work is.
