Extend personal-health leave to 6/5 with explicit cap and revisit trigger

Situation

Peter agreed via DM with Mariah to extend a direct reports unpaid personal-health leave through 6/5, while explicitly stating that extending past 6/1 pushes past his comfort level and that any extension beyond 6/5 will trigger a revisit. The decision balanced Bjorns prior generosity preference (Bjorn was consulted before responding) against Peters own concern about open-endedness. Mariah immediately flagged precedent implications.

Reasoning

Peter consulted Bjorn before responding because the prior 4/27 framing was be generous — checking with Bjorn first preserves leadership-team alignment AND distributes accountability for the precedent. The hard cap with explicit revisit-if-longer language is the accountability commitment Mariah needs to know exists, in writing — the DM thread itself becomes the artifact if precedent gets challenged later. Naming the boundary (6/5) and naming the trigger (revisit) is the precedent loadbearing element — the same structural move as the 5/1 hold-the-line-on-framing decision (this is PTO not performance), now applied to duration. Timing matters: Ryan asked about Max return date this morning, so the question is starting to circulate among directs and an internal-leadership answer needs to exist before it leaks out unguided.

Additional Context

Sensitive: personal health issue. Bjorn DM consult was the precondition. Mariah replied with explicit precedent caveat: this also sets a precedent should anyone else have a similar issue. Ryan asked about expected return date in a separate DM this morning, confirming the question is circulating.

Observed Evidence

Mariah DM thread 5/12 morning: Peter confirmed he had not yet closed loop with the direct report but had consulted Bjorn. Mariah response at 3:34 PM: Thank you. I will update the PTO to 6/5. Mariahs precedent flag immediately preceded Peters confirmation.

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