Yeah... it sorta makes sense.

I guess my problem is that why would it even bother...

Hmmm...

So I may have figured it out.

If I try to backup a job that is in simple mode I think the Maintenance Plan will "fail" without causing the job to...

Here is what my maint plan history looks like... but my job is reported as a success...

Yes one. In this example it is a job created by clicking the "subplan schedule" button in the maintenance plan. This isn't some specially made job.