For someone who cares deeply about the future of the company, lining up several significant departures temporary or otherwise on the same dates--including your own--seems the opposite of damage control.
I could imagine a parody of the discussion between Altman and the board go something like this:
It does say that, seems kind of strange though, rapidly growing company, apparently an absolutely key member of facilitating that growth and, poof, gone for 6 months at least.
