Neil Unemployment Appeal - Low-Effort Approach

December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PMoperationallow

Situation

Decided on low-effort, financially expedient approach to Neil unemployment appeal rather than aggressive fight.

Reasoning

Cost-benefit analysis - time and energy to aggressively fight exceeds any benefit. Neil was fired for cause and initially denied unemployment. Appeal outcome unlikely to affect CIQ in near term. Better to conserve resources for impactful work.

Additional Context

Neil fired for conduct, received severance. State denied his claim, he is appealing. Bjorn will join Mariah on state call for support.

People Involved

Neil, Bjorn Hovland, Mariah Rippee, Greg Kurtzer

Source

reflection

AI Confidence

68%

Outcome

★★★★☆(4/5)

Delegated appropriately - not my issue to drive. Low-effort approach was the correct call.

Recorded on January 12, 2026

Decision ID: fbf6870d-34ae-493d-b708-f8d1473fcf42