Why the hell didn't she prepare for her leave of absence in advance? Seems like she was pretty assured of herself in achieving her sales figure. Then she goes around and requests a six month leave of absence with literally no notice of it? Nah, that won't create any problems. I can just overcome those problems! If I leave this can of gasoline next to my stove, I can just overcome whatever problems that result. That's what's important, right?
This was stupid. Plan things ahead of time. It shouldn't be that hard for her.