Maybe this can help someone else be hopeful.
I applied for my OWP on September 29, and I got the approval last Friday. I could not apply for my OWP at the same time that my husband applied for his PGWP. However, I did not wait for his PGWP to be approved, because my OWP was expiring. So I applied with his PGWP letter of application, not the approved PGWP. Also, at that time, he had only a job offer, not the 3 recent paystubs regarding the last months. So, I uploaded the documentation as we were getting them. I mean, first, when we got his PGWP I uploaded it, then one paystub, and then the others. I uploaded the docs 3 times. My agency also made a letter with all this explanation, and I got my OWP. Definitely, I did not follow the usual recommendation, but I did what I could do at that moment since I had no option. The purpose of this is to help someone in the same situation to be hopeful.
Submission Date: Sept 29
Approval Date : Dec 18
Letter received on Dec 21.
Hope this helps.