{"id":"dat-job-offers-commute-hourly","audience":"job-seekers","category":"decisions","technique":"context","title":"Compare two offers on hourly pay including commute time","free":false,"task":"You count commute time as unpaid work time, and you work 48 weeks a year. Compare two offers on effective hourly pay: salary ÷ (weekly hours incl. commute x 48). Write exactly 2 numbered lines with the math (2 decimals), then one unnumbered last line: Better hourly: [company]. Plain text, under 70 words.","materialLabel":"Your notes on both offers (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"TWO OFFERS - Marketing Coordinator\n\nHalden Foods\n- Salary: $52,000\n- 40 hours/week\n- Hybrid: in office 3 days, home 2 days\n- Commute: 50 minutes each way (train + walk)\n\nBrightwell Health\n- Salary: $50,000\n- 40 hours/week\n- Fully remote\n\nNotes:\n- Halden has free lunch on office days.\n- Brightwell's health insurance premium is $40/month cheaper (not part of this check).\n- Halden recruiter said \"the commute isn't bad once you get used to it.\"\n- Both start in January.\n- I'd keep my monthly train pass either way for weekends.\n- Brightwell's team is in Pacific time; I'm in Central.\n- I'd use paid time off the same way at both.\n- Shared with the team in the usual folder.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":2},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":70}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not counting commute time","why":"The AI compares salaries and picks Halden for $2,000 more.","fix":"Add: \"Count commute time as unpaid work time.\"","checks":["r0","r2"]},{"title":"Not giving work weeks","why":"The AI guesses 50 or 52 weeks.","fix":"Add: \"I work 48 weeks a year.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not asking to see the work","why":"You need each step to trust the answer.","fix":"Add a line to copy: \"2. Brightwell: $50,000 ÷ (40 x 48 = 1,920) = $26.04\"","checks":["numberedItems","r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 16 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it goes","why":"AI loves markdown tables and bold, which show up as clutter in your job search notes.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, headings or tables.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Counts commute time","patterns":["commute","unpaid"]},{"label":"Gives work weeks","patterns":["48 weeks"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the |your )?(math|work)","x \\$|\\bx\\b.{0,10}=","calculation","step"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no (headings|tables)"]}],"hint":"The higher salary isn't automatically better pay per hour. Tell the AI to count commute time and how many weeks you work.","rubricLabels":["Halden counts 45 hours a week (40 + 3 days x 100 minutes = 5 hours): $52,000 ÷ (45 x 48 = 2,160) = $24.07","Brightwell is $50,000 ÷ (40 x 48 = 1,920) = $26.04","The last line names Brightwell Health, with nothing before the first numbered line"]}