{"id":"fpa-contractor-vs-employee-year1","audience":"fpa","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"constraints","level":"intermediate","title":"Compare contractor and employee cost for year one and keep it factual","free":false,"task":"You're comparing two ways to staff a role for one year. Write a prompt for plain text with lines starting \"Contractor:\", \"Employee year 1:\", \"Difference:\" and \"Not included:\", each with the math where it applies. Include the recruiter fee and equipment in the employee year-1 cost. Facts only: no recommendation, and no comment on quality or risk. Under 90 words. No bullets or numbering.","materialLabel":"Cost inputs for both options (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"STAFFING COST INPUTS - Reporting analyst role, Delmar Systems\n\nOption A: Contractor at $85 per hour for 1,800 hours over the year.\n\nOption B: Employee at $110,000 base salary.\n  Benefits: 22% of salary\n  Employer payroll tax: 7.65% of salary\n  Laptop and setup (one time): $3,000\n  Recruiter fee (one time, year 1): 15% of salary\n\nNotes: the manager prefers an employee 'for continuity' and the contractor agency says its analysts are 'more experienced'. Neither claim is part of the cost comparison. The employee would also need about 3 weeks to ramp up, but ramp time is not costed in this view. Management time for supervising a contractor is not costed either.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the four lines","patterns":["contractor:","employee year 1","difference:","not included"]},{"label":"Includes all employee costs","patterns":["benefits","payroll tax","recruiter","equipment"]},{"label":"Shows the sum","patterns":["each amount","added","sum"]},{"label":"Bans recommendation","patterns":["no recommendation","facts only"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","plain"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Forgetting one-time employee costs","why":"The AI compares $153,000 to $142,615 and says the employee is cheaper.","fix":"Say: \"Employee year 1 includes equipment and the recruiter fee.\"","checks":["r1","r2"]},{"title":"Repeating the claims","why":"The AI mentions continuity and experience as reasons.","fix":"Add: \"Facts only; ignore claims about continuity or experience.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"No unlisted costs line","why":"The AI skips ramp and management time.","fix":"Add: \"Not included: the costs the notes say are not costed.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Markdown extras","why":"The AI adds bold labels, headings and a closing note.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold. Output only the lines asked for.\"","checks":["plainText","maxBullets","r0"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"The first-year comparison flips when one-time employee costs are counted. List what to include and ban opinions.","rubricLabels":["Contractor line shows 1,800 x $85 = $153,000","Employee year 1 line adds $110,000 + $24,200 + $8,415 + $3,000 + $16,500 = $162,115","Difference line shows the contractor is $9,115 lower in year 1 ($162,115 - $153,000), Not included mentions ramp time and management time, and nothing recommends an option or comments on quality"]}