{"id":"hr-dress-code-two-lines","audience":"hr","category":"explaining","track":"writing","technique":"format","title":"Boil a dress code down to two clear lines","free":false,"task":"New hires keep asking what to wear. Write exactly 2 lines, labeled Warehouse: and Office:, each under 30 words, plain text, using the current rules. The Warehouse line must lead with the required safety items, and leave out the history of the policy and anything still under review.","materialLabel":"Dress code notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Dress code - Cedar Freight (current as of Mar 1)\n\nWarehouse floor (all shifts):\n- REQUIRED for safety: steel-toe boots, high-visibility vest, safety glasses.\n- No loose jewelry or dangling cords (catch hazard).\n- Company t-shirts provided (3 per person). Your own plain t-shirts are fine.\n- Shorts allowed June-August only.\n  UPDATE Mar 1: shorts now NOT allowed at any time (new insurance rule).\n\nOffice:\n- Business casual Mon-Thu. Jeans allowed Fridays.\n  UPDATE Mar 1: jeans allowed every day now.\n- No flip-flops.\n\nHistory (FYI): dress code was last updated in 2019 after a foot injury on Dock A.\n\nUnder review (not decided, don't share): whether to allow branded hoodies on the floor in winter.\n\nHR note: this goes on the new-hire welcome card. Keep it scannable. For religious or medical accommodations, employees talk to HR.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":65},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking to 'explain the dress code'","why":"The AI writes sections with bold headings, bullets and background.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 2 lines labeled Warehouse: and Office:. Plain text.\"","checks":["r0","plainText"]},{"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 instead: \"each line under 25 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Using the old rules","why":"The original shorts and jeans rules are listed first, with updates below.","fix":"Add: \"Use the Mar 1 updates: no shorts ever; jeans any day.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Including history and maybes","why":"The AI adds background and mentions the hoodie idea to be thorough.","fix":"Add: \"No history, nothing under review.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Shows the two labels","patterns":["warehouse:","office:","\\b(2|two)\\b.{0,10}line"]},{"label":"Leads with safety","patterns":["safety","steel.toe","first"]},{"label":"Uses the updates","patterns":["mar(ch)? 1","update","current","no shorts"]},{"label":"Leaves out history","patterns":["history","under review","hoodie","2019"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"A welcome card needs the current rules, scannable. Give the AI the two labels, what goes first, and which updates win.","rubricLabels":["Has exactly 2 lines labeled Warehouse: and Office:, and the Warehouse line starts with the required safety items (steel-toe boots, high-visibility vest, safety glasses)","Uses the Mar 1 rules: no shorts on the warehouse floor at any time, and jeans are allowed every day in the office (not just Fridays)","Leaves out the 2019 history and injury, and the branded hoodie review, with no intro or extra lines"]}