[FIXED] Fear of Dead End Job not Conquered/Excessive

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Sony Playstation 4
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.62
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a sim go to work
What happens when the bug occurs? The sim gets the fear of dead end job
What do you expect to see? This not happening every time
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. The patch with wants and fears

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Every time my sims go to work; no matter the job, they come home with the “fear of dead end job”. 
even if they got promoted on the same day, even if they are at the top of the career, even if they went to work in a good mood. 

I perform the action to conquer the fear (regain passion before work) and it works and the fear is gone. 
the next time they go to work... the fear is back again. 

I don’t know if it’s a bug or if it’s meant to work like this but it’s incredibly frustrating to have this fear all of the time 

I've been having this problem too, it's so annoying because when my sim finally conquered her fear, she went to work for a few days got a promotion and the fear was back again, even though the supposed cause is not getting a promotion for a while. Then I thought, maybe it's just because my sim is non-committal, however now it seems that's not what's causing this

Me too. I played the patched game just now and everyone in my household who has a job had this fear. 

yes me too, but mine never went! Also made sure he 'regained passion' before work...it gave him an extra moodlet but the sad one didnt go...he got promoted 3 times and it was still here...I tried playing last night after updating and it was still there...so I gave in and bought the 'fear be gone' potion from the rewards store, which got rid of it! Dont really like using them tho cause makes me feel like Im defeated the object of the game lol I am grateful for the extra depth to the game with all the new additional features but they deffo need fine tuning. Looking forward to the rollout of further updates throughout the week x

My Sim has this fear pretty much every day. Even when the 'regain passion' action succeeds and the fear goes away, it returns the very next day while she still has the buff from conquering her fear. It was somewhat realistic when she was a barista while going through college but at level 8 of the investor career it's just a pain, especially as upskilling to get a promotion takes ages at this level. The frequency really needs dialled down for all careers but should also be much, much lower when Sims are near the top (level 7+) of a career that is matched to their aspirations. 

I think EA should adjust how the fear system works. Like maybe this fear should not resurface if the Sim has at least 7+ level in their career or if they at least get promoted once a week. It's funny how my chef Sim who likes to cook and has a level 10 cooking skill gets this fear every other day. It also decreases her work performance so she always comes home stressed due to her having to work hard to advance very slowly. 

I also think that if your sims literal ambition is to become a top chef, that should prevent this fear as well.

Agree. I don't have problems conquering the fear IF the work times of the sim having the fear happen to work together with what I'm otherwise playing. Currently I'm focusing on the teen of the family, so if she's at a club event, or prom, or party, and the parent with the fear comes home while she's not on the home lot, even if they had the positive new challenges moodlet when going to work, the fear is not conquered if you're not on the home lot when they return. The latest parent with the fear is level 10 +1 musician, which means just four work days a week, so it's very slow to get rid of. Although the 10+ author was worse, just two work days a week.

Every single sim with a job gets this fear sooner or later, regardless of the level, or fittingness for the career. Or being a workaholic. 

This particular fear should definitely be adjusted to take in consideration the level of the sim has in the career, as well as moodlets, traits, promotions, etc. Or the very least make it workable without needing to be on the home lot when they return.