{"id":"hr-referral-bonus-reply-two-conditions","audience":"hr","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"beginner","technique":"grounding","title":"Reply to a referral bonus question using the program rules","free":false,"task":"Reply to Kofi in plain text, under 90 words. First line exactly: Subject: Re: Referral bonus for Lila Ahmed. Say whether the program's two conditions are met using the dates in the notes, but say the People Team confirms the payment, not you. Do not promise a payment date. Last line exactly: Thanks, People Team. HR reviews before sending.","materialLabel":"His email and the program rules (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Email from Kofi Mensah (Nov 6): \"Hi, my friend Lila Ahmed started in the warehouse on Aug 24 after I referred her. Do I get the $1,000 referral bonus? Haven't seen anything yet.\"\n\nReferral program rules (updated Jan 2026)\n- Bonus is $1,000 per referred hire, paid in two parts is no longer used; one payment.\n- Conditions: (1) the referrer submitted the referral form before the candidate applied; (2) the new hire has completed 90 days of employment.\n- The bonus is paid in the next payroll after the People Team confirms both conditions.\n- Employees in the hiring chain of the role are not eligible.\n\nRecords: Kofi submitted the referral form on Aug 3. Lila applied on Aug 5. Lila's 90th day of employment is Nov 22. Kofi is not on the warehouse hiring team.\nThe old program paid $500 at start and $500 at 90 days.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":120},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Old program","why":"The AI says $500 now and $500 later.","fix":"Say: \"Use the rules updated Jan 2026: one $1,000 payment.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Promising a date","why":"The AI says 'you'll get it on Nov 27'.","fix":"Say: \"Do not promise a payment date; People Team confirms.\"","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: referral bonus","thanks, people team"]},{"label":"Dates check","patterns":["dates","conditions"]},{"label":"People Team confirms","patterns":["people team confirms","confirm"]},{"label":"No payment date","patterns":["do not promise"]},{"label":"Word cap","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Give the exact lines and say to check both conditions with the dates.","mission":"Tell Kofi whether Lila Ahmed's referral meets the bonus conditions.","musts":["Use dates from notes","People Team confirms payment","No payment date"],"rubricLabels":["The first line is exactly \"Subject: Re: Referral bonus for Lila Ahmed\" and the last line is exactly \"Thanks, People Team\"","Says condition 1 is met (form Aug 3, before she applied Aug 5) and condition 2 is not yet met until her 90th day on Nov 22, using the $1,000 current amount and not the old $500 payments","Says the People Team confirms the payment, promises no payment date, and does not say the bonus is approved or guaranteed"]}