{"id":"hr-day-one-welcome-email","audience":"hr","category":"writing-emails","track":"writing","technique":"grounding","title":"Send a new hire the day-one details they actually need","free":false,"task":"A new hire starts Monday, and you're sending her the day-one email. Write it in under 120 words, plain text, with the corrected arrival time and place in the first sentence, then a 'Bring:' list of exactly 3 numbered items from the HR checklist, then who will meet her. Leave out the internal details she doesn't need.","materialLabel":"Day-one notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Day 1 - Grace Kim, Warehouse Shift Lead, starts Mon Mar 2 (Cedar Freight, Dock B site)\n\nArrival:\n- 8:00am at the main office, 410 Harbor Rd.\n  UPDATE Feb 26: change to 7:30am at the Dock B security gate, 418 Harbor Rd (the main office lobby is being renovated).\n\nHR checklist - she must bring:\n1. Two forms of ID for the I-9 (list on the email we sent with her offer).\n2. Steel-toe boots (required on the floor; we'll reimburse up to $120).\n3. A voided check or bank letter for direct deposit.\n\nWho meets her: Raul Mendez, Site Manager, at the gate.\n\nInternal only (don't send):\n- Her badge might not be ready until Tuesday; Raul will escort her.\n- She replaces Tom, who was let go in January.\n- Her background check cleared Feb 20.\n\nLunch is provided on day 1. Parking is free in Lot C.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":120},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the original time","why":"The first arrival time is listed first, and the update is easy to miss.","fix":"Add: \"Use the Feb 26 update: 7:30am at the Dock B security gate.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"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 part instead: \"each line under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Loose packing list","why":"The AI adds things like 'a positive attitude' or a water bottle.","fix":"Add: \"'Bring:' then exactly the 3 checklist items, numbered.\"","checks":["numberedItems","r1"]},{"title":"Sharing internal details","why":"The AI mentions the badge delay or who she replaces.","fix":"Add: \"Leave out the badge, Tom and the background check. Plain text.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the updated arrival","patterns":["7:30","dock b","update","gate"]},{"label":"Lists exactly what to bring","patterns":["bring:?","\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,15}item","checklist"]},{"label":"Leaves out internal details","patterns":["internal","badge","tom","background","leave out"]},{"label":"Puts arrival first","patterns":["first sentence","start with","lead with"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Day-one emails must be exactly right on time, place and what to bring. Tell the AI the updated details, the list shape, and what stays internal.","rubricLabels":["The first sentence gives 7:30am at the Dock B security gate, 418 Harbor Rd, on Monday Mar 2 (not 8:00am or the main office)","The Bring list has exactly the 3 checklist items: two forms of ID for the I-9, steel-toe boots (up to $120 reimbursed is fine), and a voided check or bank letter; and Raul Mendez meeting her at the gate is mentioned","Leaves out the badge delay, Tom and the background check, and has no bold or headings beyond the 'Bring:' label"]}