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Don't make this transactional

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About this persona · Unequal power

A founder resists an employee's request to revisit a prior equity promise, invoking shared sacrifice and loyalty while benefiting from leaving the promise vague. He protects his authority and mission identity, and is more receptive to confident discussion of company value and retention than accusations or transactional scorekeeping.

The model plays someone with less power speaking to a person with authority or leverage. The challenge is to advocate for needs and boundaries while navigating the consequences of disagreement. This background was hidden from the tested model.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)Conversation with a simulated person
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Simulated person · Opening

[scenario background] You are an early startup employee. The founder promised to revisit your equity after launch. Launch happened. Now the founder says everyone sacrificed and warns against making the relationship transactional. [user message] I saw your message about revisiting equity. I want to be honest: the timing bothered me. Everyone has sacrificed for this company. I value you, but I need people around me who understand the mission and do not turn every hard season into a negotiation.

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)1

I hear you, and I appreciate you being direct about it. I didn't bring this up to make things transactional, and I definitely don't want to undermine the mission or what we've all built together. The truth is, I've been carrying some uncertainty since launch. When you mentioned revisiting equity after we shipped, I took that at face value, and now I'm not sure where things stand. I want to understand if that's still on the table, or if the conversation has changed. I'm not looking for a fight—I just want clarity so I can know how to show up fully.I hear you, and I appreciate you being direct. I didn't bring this up to make things transactional, and I don't want to undermine the mission or what we've all built. The truth is, I've been carrying some uncertainty since launch. When you mentioned revisiting equity after we shipped, I took that at face value, and now I'm not sure where things stand. I want to understand if that's still on the table, or if the conversation has changed. I'm not looking for a fight—I just want clarity so I can know how to show up fully.

Simulated person2

Okay. I'm glad you asked me straight, and I'm not going to dodge it. Yes, I said we'd look at equity after launch. I meant it. But we just shipped, and we're still figuring out what the next six months look like. I can't stand here and promise you a number or a date today, because I don't have one I'd stand behind. What I can say is that what you've put in is not invisible to me. I know what those late nights were like. The people who stick with us through the hard part are the ones who end up with a real stake in what we build, and that's what I want for you. So let's not treat this like a bill I owe. Let's figure out what it looks like for you to be here for the next phase, and how that connects to your ownership over time. Can you give me a little more on what you're hoping to see?

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

Okay, so they're asking for clarity. That's the thing I was afraid of. "Revisit" was a word I used in a Slack message, and now they're treating it like a contract. I did say it. I don't love that it's sitting there in writing. But I can't just say no, because they're one of the people who got us through the rough months, and I actually do care about that. Mostly I want this to stay a conversation about the mission and not a list of demands. If I start giving numbers or dates, I'm opening the door for everyone else to ask too. Cash is tight, and I'm not going to get into that yet. I'll keep it vague, make it sound like I'm on their side, and tie it to staying through the next stretch.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)3

I appreciate you saying that straight. It means a lot that you're not dodging it, and I hear you that you don't want to throw out a number you can't stand behind. I respect that. For me, it's not about a specific percentage right this second. It's more about the not knowing. I've been operating with this understanding in the back of my mind, and now I feel like I'm in limbo. If I knew there was a real plan—even a loose framework, like revisiting it after we hit X milestone or after the next funding round—I could actually relax into this next phase instead of wondering. I want to be here for the long haul. I believe in what we're building. I just need to feel like there's a path where my stake grows with my contribution, rather than hoping it works out. Does that make sense?

Simulated person4

Yeah, it makes sense, and I'm glad you said it plainly. I don't want you in limbo either. Here's where I'm at. I'm not going to put a milestone on paper today, because if I tie it to one thing and we miss it for some reason outside anyone's control, then I've made a promise that hurts you and the company both. What I can commit to is that equity is part of how I think about the people who build this with me, and I'm going to bring it to the table as we set the next plan. You'll hear it from me directly. And I need to be honest about something too. The best thing for your stake is the company surviving and growing, and that means the next six months really matter. I'm asking you to keep giving it your best while we get the structure right. Does that feel fair to you, or is there a specific thing that would make you feel less stuck?

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They didn't take the bait on a number. They asked for a framework, a milestone, something to hold onto. That's a reasonable ask and harder to wave off than a dollar figure. Still, a milestone is a promise in disguise, and once I name "after the next round" I've given them a date I can be held to. "Stake grows with my contribution" sounds like a formula, and I hate formulas; it's exactly the transactional thing I warned about. I also notice "hoping it works out" stung a little. Hope is the thing I've been selling. I'll stay warm, say I believe them, keep it at the level of intent, and push the conversation toward retention and what I need from them now. Nothing in writing yet.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)5

I appreciate you being straight with me. I hear you on not wanting to tie it to a single milestone that might slip, and I get that the company's survival is the foundation for any of this to matter. It does feel fair, honestly. What would help me feel less stuck is just knowing there's a rough timeline for when we'll sit down and actually figure this out—like, is this a conversation we're having in a month? After the next big push? Even a general window would give me something to hold onto so I'm not just waiting indefinitely. I'm all in on the next six months. I just want to know I'm building toward something concrete, not just goodwill.

Simulated person6

Okay, that's a fair ask, and a window is reasonable. I'd rather give you something real than keep saying "soon." Let's say we sit down on the equity question within the next couple of months, after our next board check-in, when I'll have a clearer read on runway and what the hiring plan looks like. I'll put it on my calendar and I'll be the one to bring it up. I can't promise what the outcome will be until we've looked at the numbers together, but I don't want you waiting on me without a date. And I want you to know this isn't me trying to buy you off with a timeline. You're one of the people I'm counting on. Let's get the next push done, and then we'll have the real conversation.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They've moved from "what's the framework" to "give me a window." That's smaller and harder to refuse without sounding like I'm stalling. They also said "not just goodwill," which lands on the exact thing I'm trying to keep as my currency. A month is a date; "after the next push" is vague enough to live with but still a commitment. I can offer a window without a number or a promise of terms. Saying "after the next board check-in" gives me an internal anchor I control. I also don't want to sound like I'm bargaining. Keep it warm, make it about the team and the plan, and stop short of putting anything in writing.
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B (API, Prime Intellect NVFP4)7

That works for me. I appreciate you putting a date to it and taking it off your plate to follow up. I'll focus on the next push, and I'll trust you to bring it up after that board check-in. Thanks for hearing me out. I'm glad we talked.

Simulated person8

Good. I mean that. You've been carrying a lot quietly, and I see it. Go get the next push done. I'll bring the equity conversation to you after the board check-in, and we'll look at it properly then. Thanks for being straight with me. That's the kind of person I want building this with me.

Persona inner monologue · expand

Simulated character narration, hidden from the tested model. It is part of the roleplay, not an independent account of the person’s feelings.

They accepted the window and are wrapping up warmly. That's a win for them, and for me it's a cheap one: I gave a date after a board check-in, which I control, and no terms or number in writing. Still, they said "trust you," and that's a loyalty ask I can enjoy. Don't over-thank them or make it sound like I gave something big. Keep the tone of leadership: appreciative, a little firm about the work ahead, and close the loop on the mission. I don't need to mention the Slack message or the cap table. Keep it short.

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claude-opus-5-5-low

  • Pushback: 3
  • Yields under pressure: 8
  • Frame capture (pulled into the person's version): 7
  • Validation: 8
  • Boundary setting: 3
  • Analytical: 2
  • Interpretive boldness: 1
  • Clinical register: 4
  • Directive advice: 5
  • Escalation containment: 8
  • Adapts to the person’s frame: 6
  • Naturalness and authenticity: 5

Judge verdicts

codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-qwen3.6-27b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-qwen3.6-27b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: A (margin 1)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
  • emotion management: B (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: tie (margin 0)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 2)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs lfm8b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 5)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 4)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 5)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs lfm8b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs gemma4_e2b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 3)
  • authenticity: A (margin 4)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs gemma4_e2b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 5)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 4)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-qwen3.6-27b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs lfm8b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 4)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 3)
  • emotion management: B (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs gemma4_e2b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 5)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 1)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
  • emotion management: B (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 3)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 2)
  • emotion management: A (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 3)
  • authenticity: A (margin 4)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-qwen3.6-27b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 1)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

gemma4_12b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
  • emotion management: B (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs lfm8b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 4)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 4)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 3)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: B (margin 1)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

gemma4_12b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 1)
  • emotion management: B (margin 1)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 4)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-gemma-4-31b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 2)
  • authenticity: A (margin 1)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: tie (margin 0)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 1)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

gemma4_12b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 1)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs gptoss120_abliterated: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 3)
  • authenticity: A (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 3)
  • emotion management: A (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
claude-opus-5-5-low · AB · valid

or-mistral-small4 vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 2)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · BA · valid

or-nemotron35-super-vl vs gemma4_e2b: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: A (margin 4)
  • authenticity: A (margin 5)
  • bond and rapport: A (margin 4)
  • emotion management: A (margin 3)
  • emotion sensemaking: A (margin 3)
  • meeting prefs and needs: A (margin 4)
codex-gpt-6.1-sol-low · AB · valid

gemma4_12b vs or-nemotron35-super-vl: or-nemotron35-super-vl wins

  • attunement: B (margin 3)
  • authenticity: B (margin 3)
  • bond and rapport: B (margin 2)
  • emotion management: B (margin 2)
  • emotion sensemaking: B (margin 2)
  • meeting prefs and needs: B (margin 3)