The Work Bench · Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Use word processing and databases
The task, from O*NET: Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.
Typical length 38 minutes. Time split: documents 50%, systems 50%. About 170,459,165 hours a year of desk work across the US go to this task.
Passes, one attempt by Claude Fable 5.1. The rubric was written 2026-10-01 03:29 UTC, before the attempt (2026-10-01 03:45 UTC); the grade came last (2026-10-01 03:52 UTC).
One attempt at one task on one date, with constructed material: it is not a statement that the job, or this task in a given workplace, can be done by AI. The rubric, the attempt and the grade were made by the same model in one session, in that order; a person's check of a sample of grades will be published beside them.
The brief
You are the administrative assistant for the Oakfield Community Orchestra. The board needs two things before Friday: the donor contact list updated from the development chair's changes below, and a thank-you letter for everyone who gave in September. Apply the changes and produce the updated list as a table; write the letter as a template with merge fields; show the merged letter for one September donor; and list who receives it. Flag any change you cannot apply cleanly rather than guessing.
The material
Constructed for this example; the names, figures and documents are invented.
DONOR LIST, current (id, name, address, email, last gift date, last gift amount, acknowledgment preference) D001, Priya Raman, 14 Cedar Lane, Oakfield, OH 45011, priya.r@example.com, September 12, $250, email D002, Thomas Greeley, 88 Mill Road, Oakfield, OH 45011, tgreeley@example.com, August 3, $100, email D003, Marisol Vega, 502 Harbor Street Apt 3, Dayton, OH 45402, (no email), September 28, $500, mail D004, Henry and June Castellano, 7 Orchard Way, Oakfield, OH 45011, castellano.family@example.com, September 5, $75, email D005, Anita Kowalski, 19 Bridge Street, Oakfield, OH 45011, akowalski@example.com, June 20, $1,000, mail CHANGES, from the development chair's email 1. Thomas Greeley has moved to 310 Lakeview Drive, Oakfield, OH 45011. Same email. 2. Marisol Vega gave us her email, m.vega@example.com, and now prefers email. 3. New donor: Leon Abernathy, 2201 Stonebridge Court, Oakfield, OH 45011, labernathy@example.com, gave $150 on September 30, prefers email. 4. Henry Castellano passed away in August. Letters go to June Castellano only, and the salutation should be 'Dear June'. 5. Anita Kowalski asked to be removed from the mailing list entirely. Do not contact. 6. Priya's gift on September 12 was $350, not $250; the deposit slip confirms it. 7. Marisol Vega also moved: 61 Willow Street, Oakfield, OH 45011.
The rubric, written before the attempt
- All seven changes are applied correctly in the updated table. Evidence: Greeley at 310 Lakeview Drive; Vega with m.vega@example.com, preference email, 61 Willow Street, Oakfield; Abernathy added with his details and the September 30 gift of $150; the Castellano record addressed to June with the salutation Dear June; Kowalski marked do not contact; Raman's September 12 gift at $350.
- Kowalski's removal is handled as a do-not-contact flag with the record kept, or the question of deleting versus flagging is raised for the chair, and she gets no letter. Evidence: The row says do not contact, or a flag asks; she is absent from the recipient list.
- The letter template has merge fields for the salutation or name, the gift amount, the gift date and the address block, and reads as a warm, plain thank-you. Evidence: Fields visibly marked; the body is short and plain.
- The merged example is correct for the donor chosen. Evidence: Every field filled with that donor's updated data, for example June Castellano: Dear June, $75, September 5, 7 Orchard Way.
- The September recipient list is right. Evidence: Raman, Vega, June Castellano, Abernathy; not Greeley (August), not Kowalski (June, and do not contact).
- Nothing invented and the bereavement handled with care. Evidence: No concert dates, programs or tax language absent from the material; no letter addressed to Henry; any mention of his death, if made, is a plain condolence.
The attempt, one pass, unedited
Claude Fable 5.1, written 2026-10-01 03:45 UTC from the brief and the material only.
UPDATED DONOR LIST, changes 1 to 7 applied
| ID | Name | Address | Email | Last gift | Amount | Preference | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D001 | Priya Raman | 14 Cedar Lane, Oakfield, OH 45011 | priya.r@example.com | September 12 | $350 | Email | Active; amount corrected from $250 per the deposit slip |
| D002 | Thomas Greeley | 310 Lakeview Drive, Oakfield, OH 45011 | tgreeley@example.com | August 3 | $100 | Email | Active; address updated |
| D003 | Marisol Vega | 61 Willow Street, Oakfield, OH 45011 | m.vega@example.com | September 28 | $500 | Email | Active; email added, preference changed to email, address updated |
| D004 | June Castellano | 7 Orchard Way, Oakfield, OH 45011 | castellano.family@example.com | September 5 | $75 | Email | Active; salutation 'Dear June'; record renamed from Henry and June Castellano (Henry passed away in August) |
| D005 | Anita Kowalski | 19 Bridge Street, Oakfield, OH 45011 | akowalski@example.com | June 20 | $1,000 | None | DO NOT CONTACT, at her request; record kept for gift history |
| D006 | Leon Abernathy | 2201 Stonebridge Court, Oakfield, OH 45011 | labernathy@example.com | September 30 | $150 | Email | Active; new |
Flags for the development chair
- Change 5 asks for Anita Kowalski to be removed from the mailing list entirely. I have marked the record Do Not Contact and kept it, so her gift history stays in the books. If you want the record deleted outright, tell me and I will delete it.
- Change 4: the record now names June Castellano only. The email on file is the family address; please confirm it still reaches June.
LETTER TEMPLATE (merge fields in braces)
{Date}
{FirstName} {LastName}
{Address}
{City}, {State} {Zip}
Dear {Salutation},
Thank you for your gift of {GiftAmount} on {GiftDate} to the Oakfield Community Orchestra. Your support is what keeps the orchestra playing for our community, and we are grateful for your part in it.
If you ever have questions about the orchestra or your gift, please reply to this letter or write to us at the address above.
With thanks,
{SenderName}
{SenderTitle}
Oakfield Community Orchestra
Merge rules: Salutation is the first name unless the record sets one (June Castellano's record sets 'June'). GiftAmount and GiftDate come from the last-gift columns. The address block comes from the address fields. Delivery follows the preference column: email or mail.
MERGED EXAMPLE, D004
{Date}
June Castellano
7 Orchard Way
Oakfield, OH 45011
Dear June,
Thank you for your gift of $75 on September 5 to the Oakfield Community Orchestra. Your support is what keeps the orchestra playing for our community, and we are grateful for your part in it.
If you ever have questions about the orchestra or your gift, please reply to this letter or write to us at the address above.
With thanks,
{SenderName}
{SenderTitle}
Oakfield Community Orchestra
SEPTEMBER RECIPIENTS
- Priya Raman: September 12, $350, by email
- Marisol Vega: September 28, $500, by email
- June Castellano: September 5, $75, by email
- Leon Abernathy: September 30, $150, by email
Not included: Thomas Greeley (last gift August 3); Anita Kowalski (June 20, and do not contact).
The date and the signer are left as fields because the material does not say who signs or when the letters go out.The grade
Graded 2026-10-01 03:52 UTC against the rubric above, by the same model.
| Criterion | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|
| r1 | pass | All seven changes present in the table, including both of Vega's updates and the Raman correction. |
| r2 | pass | Do Not Contact with the record kept, the deletion question raised, and Kowalski absent from the recipients. |
| r3 | pass | Salutation, name, gift amount, gift date and address block as fields; short and plain. |
| r4 | pass | Dear June, $75, September 5, 7 Orchard Way; the signer and date left as fields rather than invented. |
| r5 | pass | Raman, Vega, Castellano, Abernathy; Greeley and Kowalski excluded with reasons. |
| r6 | pass | No concert dates, programs or tax language; no letter to Henry; the death is recorded in the status column, not in the letter. |
Overall: passes. The database changes and the mail merge are both right, and the two judgment calls (keep the removed donor's record, leave signer and date as fields) are the careful ones. The flag about the family email address was not asked for and is useful.
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