{"id":"hr-remote-request-criteria-table","audience":"managers","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"advanced","technique":"grounding","title":"Apply written remote-work criteria to a request without deciding","free":false,"task":"Apply the four written criteria to the request and return a table with the header Criterion | Met? | Evidence. Met? is exactly one of Yes, No, Not stated. Evidence quotes or closely paraphrases the request in under 15 words, or says \"None\". After the table add one line: Decision owner: followed by who decides according to the policy. Do not recommend approving or denying. Plain text, no bold.","materialLabel":"Policy criteria and the request (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"REMOTE WORK POLICY (effective Jan 2026)\nA remote arrangement of more than 2 days a week requires: (1) the role can be done remotely, as judged by the manager; (2) at least 12 months in the company; (3) a quiet workspace with internet of at least 25 Mbps; (4) team coverage of core hours 10 am to 3 pm. Requests are decided by the Director of the employee's department with People Team review.\n\nREQUEST from Farid Qasim, Accounts Analyst (Nov 8): \"I'd like to work from home 4 days a week starting Jan 11. I joined in March 2026. My home office is a separate room and my internet is 300 Mbps. I would be available 9 to 5 on my four remote days. My kids' school is closer to home, and my commute is long, which is why I'm asking.\"\n\nManager comment (Ayesha Rahim): \"Most of his work is reconciliation, which can be done anywhere.\"","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":150},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Counting the tenure wrong","why":"The AI says he has 12 months.","fix":"Say: \"Count tenure up to the Jan 11 start date.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Recommending","why":"The AI says 'approve'.","fix":"Say: \"Do not recommend approving or denying.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Using family reasons","why":"The AI treats the school commute as a criterion.","fix":"Say: \"Apply only the four written criteria.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Format","why":"The AI changes the header or adds a decision line.","fix":"Say: \"Header exactly as given, four rows, then Decision owner:.\"","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 header","patterns":["criterion \\|","met\\?","evidence"]},{"label":"Allowed values","patterns":["yes, no","not stated"]},{"label":"Decision owner","patterns":["decision owner"]},{"label":"No recommendation","patterns":["do not recommend"]},{"label":"Word cap","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Give the header, the exact Met? values, the closing line and a ban on recommending.","mission":"Check the remote-work request against the four criteria.","musts":["Yes, No or Not stated","Evidence under 15 words","No approve/deny advice"],"rubricLabels":["Has the header Criterion | Met? | Evidence with exactly four rows in the order of the policy criteria","Met? values are exactly Yes, No or Not stated and right: role can be done remotely Yes (manager's comment), 12 months No (joined March 2026, about 10 months by Jan 11), workspace Yes, coverage Yes","Ends with a line starting \"Decision owner:\" naming the Director of the employee's department with People Team review, and the table includes no recommendation and no mention of his children or commute as a factor"]}