We automated leave approvals with an AI agent — here's what happened
Ran it for a month across 300 employees. The agent checks the leave balance, team calendar and policy, then approves or routes to the manager with a summary. About 70% of requests now close without a human touching them.
The key was writing the policy as plain rules first — vague policies gave vague decisions.
ryan_z
Super helpful. How did managers feel about losing visibility into approvals?
michael_kim
Skeptical at first, then relieved — they still see every decision in a weekly digest.