No Automatic Promotions

"Cinebar;c-17727292" wrote:
@Calico45 in all these iterations the Sim has been given the promotion if they met the requirements but sometimes the player would prefer the Sim stay in their current position and they may have gained the skill needed etc. by accident or the Sim might have done it automously like playing chess etc. (Logic) etc. or any other skill or requirement. Then the game 'thinks' you set out to get them promoted when yes, they may have met the requirements but I would like to say No, not right now.

I do understand that; I have played since the very beginning (though it was near impossible, for me at least, to get promoted accidentally in the Sims 1 era due to the friendship requirements). In the same vein, I usually do not bother to increase required skills and what not until I want the sim to be promoted.

I personally do not have much reason to ever prefer lower career levels, besides maybe a more favorable work schedule, but I can understand that people would want such detail for this or that reason.