Westley Transition — 70% Fuzzball, Maintain Depot Support

March 6, 2026 at 6:05 PMpeoplemedium

Situation

Westley will start transitioning to Fuzzball at 70% allocation while maintaining depot support work for Justin team until fit is confirmed.

Reasoning

Hedging approach — giving Westley a real shot at Fuzzball (70% is meaningful) while not leaving Justin team stranded on depot support. Trial-based rather than permanent reassignment until fit is proven.

Additional Context

Justin asked for update on pending Westley conversation. This was a decision Peter had been working through.

Observed Evidence

Direct quote from Peter in DM with Justin: He is going to start transitioning over to fuzzball. 70% on fuzzball. Will maintain the support work of depot for you till we figure out if fuzzball is a good sport for him.

Confidence Breakdown

33/35
Evidence
5/30
Pattern
19/20
Source
7/15
Corroboration

Reasoning Depth Analysis

Org Signal:Signals Peter moves people toward their strengths rather than forcing fit
Who Affected:Justin loses partial resource on depot, Chris Wolford Fuzzball team gains resource
Precedent:Trial-based transitions vs hard reassignments
Consequences:If Fuzzball is a good fit, permanent move. If not, Westley returns to depot.
Timing:Justin was waiting on this update — pending decision now communicated

Source

reflection

AI Confidence

82%

Related Context

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DM with Justin Haynes

slack

He is going to start transitioning over to fuzzball. 70% on fuzzball. Will maintain the support work of depot for you till we figure out if fuzzball is a good sport for him.

Outcome

No outcome recorded yet.

Decision ID: ed0f4703-8966-48ab-97f1-2610eaf36e92