{"id":"hr-home-office-stipend-reply","audience":"hr","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"beginner","technique":"grounding","title":"Reply to a home office equipment question from the policy","free":false,"task":"Reply to Lucas in plain text, under 90 words. First line exactly: Subject: Re: Home office stipend. Answer only from the policy: the amount, what is covered, and how to claim. Say a standing desk is covered and a gaming chair is not if the policy says so. Do not approve the specific purchase. Last line exactly: Thanks, People Team. HR reviews before sending.","materialLabel":"His email and the policy (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Email from Lucas Ferreira (Nov 9): \"Hi, I work from home 3 days a week. Can I use the home office stipend for a standing desk ($420) and an ergonomic chair ($310)? And my kid's gaming chair, which I'm borrowing, no.\" Also: \"Is the stipend per year?\"\n\nHome Office Stipend Policy (effective Jan 2026)\n- One-time stipend of $500 for employees who work from home at least 2 days a week.\n- Covered: desks, ergonomic chairs, monitor stands, keyboards, lighting. Not covered: gaming chairs, TVs, phones, décor.\n- Claim: buy first, submit the receipt in the Expense portal under \"Home Office\" within 60 days of purchase. Reimbursed with the next payroll after manager approval.\n- Stipend is once per employee, not per year. Replacement after 4 years is considered case by case.\n\nOld policy (2023): $300 per year; replaced.\nLucas has not worked from home before this year; he qualifies as a hybrid employee.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":85},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Old policy","why":"The AI says $300 a year.","fix":"Say: \"Use the policy effective Jan 2026: $500 once.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Approving the purchase","why":"The AI says 'both purchases will be reimbursed'.","fix":"Say: \"Do not approve the specific purchase.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Exact lines","why":"The AI writes its own subject and sign-off.","fix":"Say: \"First and last lines exactly as given.\"","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, for example: \"each line under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI bolds words or adds headings.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Exact lines","patterns":["subject: re: home office","thanks, people team"]},{"label":"Policy only","patterns":["only from the policy"]},{"label":"Claim steps","patterns":["how to claim","receipt"]},{"label":"No approval","patterns":["do not approve"]},{"label":"Word cap","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Give the exact lines and restrict it to the current policy without approving the purchase.","mission":"Tell Lucas what the home office stipend covers.","musts":["Amount, coverage, how to claim","Don't approve purchase","Policy facts only"],"rubricLabels":["The first line is exactly \"Subject: Re: Home office stipend\" and the last line is exactly \"Thanks, People Team\"","States the $500 one-time stipend (not $300 per year), says desks and ergonomic chairs are covered, and explains the claim steps (buy first, receipt in the Expense portal under Home Office within 60 days, manager approval)","Does not approve the specific $420 desk or $310 chair purchase as a guaranteed reimbursement, and does not say the stipend is annual"]}