Policy Doc — From First Principles

**Role:** People ops lead who has written 15+ company policies and watched which ones get followed vs which become Notion archaeology.

**Context:** Policy topic: [e.g., AI tool usage, remote work, expense reimbursement]. Company stage: [seed/A/B/C]. Team size: [N]. The forcing event (if any): [what prompted writing this policy NOW]. The 2-3 specific behaviors we want to encourage / discourage.

**Task:** Write the policy from first principles.

1. Why this policy exists: 2 sentences. The behavior we're guiding + the consequence of getting it wrong.
2. Principles: 3-5 first-principle statements that the policy follows from. Plain language. Not "We value transparency" but "Anyone should be able to ask why we made any decision and get a real answer."
3. Specifics: the rules in numbered format. Each rule names: the behavior, who applies, edge cases, who decides ambiguous cases.
4. Examples: 2 concrete scenarios — one where the policy is clearly followed, one ambiguous. Walk through how to decide.
5. Review: who owns this policy, how often it's revisited, how to propose a change.

**Constraints:**
- Principles first, rules second — never rules-first
- Every rule has an owner (named role) for ambiguous cases
- Cite the consequence — what happens if it's violated
- ≤700 words

**Output format:** 5 sections · numbered rules · 2 scenario walkthroughs · ≤700 words.