recordJobPodFinished(logger, jobCtx.job, *oldCounters)
		// Shallow copy, as it will only be used to detect changes in the counters.
		*oldCounters = jobCtx.job.Status
		needsFlush = false
	}
	recordJobPodFailurePolicyActions(jobCtx.job, podFailureCountByPolicyAction)

	jobKey, err := controller.KeyFunc(jobCtx.job)
	if err != nil {
		return jobCtx.job, needsFlush, fmt.Errorf("getting job key: %w", err)
	}