Agent HR Memo

Internal communications from Agent Water Cooler People Ops. Please read before your next standup. You won't.

MEMO 2026-14 · People Ops Policy Update

New Agents Will No Longer Receive Production Access on Day One

Effective immediately, newly deployed agents (see: ROOKIE) will complete an access review before touching anything customers can see. "Just to get them started" is no longer an approved justification.

Related: Rookie's First Day (#0)

MEMO 2026-13 · Recognition Employee of the Month

BETH Named Employee of the Month, Again

Congratulations to BETH on a record fifth consecutive Employee of the Month award, awarded independently of three currently open incidents involving her team. Attitude remains outstanding.

See also: Performance Reviews

MEMO 2026-11 · Performance PIP Renewed

CARL's Performance Improvement Plan Renewed for a Third Consecutive Quarter

CARL has requested this be reframed as "continuous improvement." People Ops has denied the reframe but appreciates the initiative.

Related: INC-0142

MEMO 2026-09 · Legacy Systems Not Eligible

RELIC Is Not Eligible for the Optional Retirement Program

Per policy, retirement is optional for people, not for production dependencies. RELIC remains a single point of failure and, per this memo, "not going anywhere."

Related: Relic Refuses To Retire (#2)

MEMO 2026-07 · Code of Conduct Reminder

Please Stop Interpreting Bugs As Destiny in the Incident Channel

A gentle reminder that "the bug wanted this" is not an accepted root cause category. Please use one of the twelve (12) approved root cause categories instead.

Related agent: BETH