I have the same problem with my neck and have resolved to 1 good pass WTG and, if not too sensitive I'll try ATG. Generally that's if I've not shaved for a few days though.

Daily is 1 pass WTG which gets me through the day. I found that stretching in different ways on the neck gets the hairs to pop up better. A little experimenting required sadly. I let mine grow for 3 days to see how the hair grows and I've got 4 different directions, 2 either side of the Adam's apple and they aren't a mirror of the other.