Yes definetely  "restore only ONE table" ( or objects) is really the most outstanding lacking features. And dear Steve, software like LightSpeed for SqlServer have bene done It, and very...

As a DBA who has been both developer and systems eng, I completely agree.

Yes, the tone matters. A lot.
For leaders, the tone is the measure of *formal* respect for the people working for them, because in working env we could say nothing...