Re: Athlete career lvl 4 to lvl 5 - STUCK -

Hi @JannaOneTrick - This looks incredibly frustrating, I feel your pain 🙂 

I suggest that you repair your game -

• Exit TS4 and Origin completely.
• Save a copy of your Saves folder to your desktop (or somewhere else safe, to use as a backup)
• Move your Mods folder to the desktop
• Delete the file localthumbcache.package Default location is C:\[YourUserName]\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4  Instructions with pictures are here: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2014/09/delete-cache-files/
• Launch Origin "As Administrator" (Right-click Origin.exe, choose Compatibility tab, Check the box next to "Run this program as administrator")
• In Origin, right-click The Sims 4 icon and choose "Repair". Origin has to be online for this to complete. Let the repair run until completed, on the game and any addons installed
• Launch The Sims 4 and check to see if the issue is fixed. (your sims may be naked or bald, depending on the mods or cc that was installed previously)

Repairing the game in this manner helps to clear out any small glitches, even if you don't have any mods or cc.

If you do have mods or cc in your game and the issue is fixed after the repair, then you have one or more outdated mods or cc. This will take a bit of detective work; one at a time, copy your mods back to the mods folder, then open the game and verify everything is working. If you have a lot of mods or cc, use the 50% method. Once you've identified the culprit(s), check with the creators to see if updated versions are available.

After the repair, when your sim goes to work the next time, try using "work hard" instead of leaving it at "work normally" (click on the briefcase icon on the sim's picture at the bottom). Hopefully, this will get your sim promoted soon. Please reply back if this doesn't work. Happy Simming!