Joseph compensation bump approved; future raise asks must come with story not tenure

Situation

Joseph asked Peter directly for a comp bump citing financial hardship — Peter approved on the spot. In the Justin 1:1 5/21 Peter ratified this with Justin and used it to articulate the process going forward: raise asks should not be tenure-based ("we havent given Fred a raise in a year"); they should come with replacement-cost analysis, criticality justification, and a clear story. "In general I will say yes to that."

Reasoning

Two threads. (1) Joseph was already on Justins must-keep list and Peter is unwilling to lose him over a few thousand dollars when the money pressure is real. (2) Peter is establishing the muster pattern for future raise asks: manager brings a story (replacement cost, criticality, alignment); Peter approves. Critically not how-it-works yet for the company at large — this is a manager-with-Peter pattern, not a universal trigger.

Additional Context

Justin offered Alex and Giovanni as next two raise candidates — Giovanni underpaid vs peers like Wesley, Alex knocking it out of the park (knocking-it-out reward, not happiness retention).

Observed Evidence

Direct quotes from Justin 1:1 above; "It is not how it works. It will be how it works one day."

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