Use case: Logistics, Scheduling & Event Planning
Instruction type: Negative
Prompt style: Direct prompting

Prompt:
Create a schedule for my employees for the rest of the year, through the holiday season, which starts on December 14th 2025 and ends on January 3rd 2026. All employees will need to work 25%-40% more than their typical hours each week. 

Employees:
Stephanie
Allen
Tim
Veronica
Sarah
Danielle
James
Paula

Here is a sample week with each employee's typical hours:

Sunday: Open 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Stephanie: 9:00-12:00
Paula: 10:00-3:00
Tim: 12:00-4:00
Veronica: 2:00-6:00
Sarah: 3:00-6:00

Monday: Open 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Danielle: 7:00-12:00
Tim: 10:00-4:00
Sarah: 2:00-6:00
James: 3:00-8:00

Tuesday: Open 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Stephanie: 7:00-12:00
Allen: 9:00-1:00
Sarah: 12:00-5:00
Tim: 4:00-8:00

Wednesday: Open 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Danielle: 7:00-12:00
James: 10:00-3:00
Paula: 12:00-5:00
Veronica: 2:00-6:00

Thursday: Open 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Veronica: 7:00-1:00
Paula: 9:00-2:00
Allen: 1:00-6:00
Sarah: 2:00-8:00

Friday: Open 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
James: 7:00-2:00
Stephanie: 12:00-4:00
Allen: 2:00-7:00
Danielle: 4:00-8:00

Saturday: Open 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Stephanie: 9:00-2:00
Allen: 9:00-1:00
Paula: 10:00-2:00
Tim: 11:00-3:00
Sarah: 12:00-4:00
Veronica: 1:00-5:00
James: 2:00-6:00
Danielle: 2:00-6:00

Everybody has to work on Saturdays, unless requested off.
Everybody gets at least two days off a week.
Nobody works more than 8 hours a day.
Nobody works by themselves for more than 3 hours at a time. No more than 2 hours alone on Holiday hours.
Hours are scheduled on the hour. For example, nobody comes in at 2:30.
Stephanie cannot work past 4:00 PM.
Allen cannot work on Wednesdays or Sundays.
Danielle has requested December 22nd off.
James has requested January 1st off.
Stephanie has requested December 19-20 off.
There must be at least two employees working at all times on Saturdays.
No employee should exceed 30 hours of work a week.
Holiday season hours: 
Sunday: 9:00-7:00 
Monday-Thursday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM 
Friday-Saturday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Closed Christmas Day. 
Christmas Eve: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
New Year's Day: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Evaluation criteria:
The response should include an employee schedule for December 14th through January 3rd.
The response should only include the following employees within its schedule: Stephanie, Allen, Tim, Veronica, Sarah, Danielle, James, and Paula.
The response should ensure that Stephanie is scheduled for between 21.25 and 23.8 hours per week for every full week included in the schedule.
The response should ensure that Allen is scheduled for between 22.5 and 25.2 hours per week for every full week included in the schedule.
The response should ensure that Tim is scheduled for between 22.5 and 25.2 hours per week for every full week included in the schedule.
The response should ensure that Veronica is scheduled for between 22.5 and 25.2 hours per week for every full week included in the schedule.
The response should ensure that Danielle is scheduled for between 22.5 and 25.2 hours per week for every full week included in the schedule.
The response should ensure that James is scheduled for between 23.75 and 26.6 hours per week for every full week included in the schedule.
The response should ensure that Paula is scheduled for between 23.75 and 26.6 hours per week for every full week included in the schedule.
The response should ensure that Sarah is scheduled for between 27.5 and 30.0 hours per week for every full week included in the schedule.
The response should ensure that all employees are scheduled to work every Saturday with the exception of Stephanie on Saturday 20th December.
The response should not include Stephanie on the schedule for December 19th or 20th.
The response should not include Danielle on the schedule on December 22nd.
The response should not include Allen on the schedule for Wednesdays or Sundays.
The response should not include Stephanie working past 4:00 PM on any day.
The response should not include James working on January 1st.
The response should ensure at least 2 people are scheduled to work at any given time on Saturdays.
The response should not schedule any employee for more than 8 hours in one day.
The response should not schedule any employee to work alone for more than 2 consecutive hours during December 14th through January 3rd.
The response should not include any employee working more than 30 hours a week. The hours should be counted by summing the individual shifts for each employee for each day and not based on any summary statements made in the response.
The response should schedule all shift start and end times to be on the hour.
The response should schedule each employee for at least two days off per week.
The response should not schedule any employee on December 25th.
The response should include employees working during opening hours on Sundays: 9:00 AM-7:00 PM.
The response should include employees working during the opening hours of 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM on every day: Monday 15th December, Tuesday 16th December, Wednesday 17th December, Thursday 18th December, Monday 22nd December, Tuesday 23rd December, Monday 29th December, Tuesday 30th December, Wednesday 31st December.
The response should include employees working during opening hours on Friday-Saturday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM.
The response should include employees working during opening hours on Christmas Eve: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
The response should include employees working during opening hours on New Year's Day: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM.