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Hero

7 years ago

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[BY DESIGN] [GTW] Retail Employees Not Retaining Assigned Task

Product: The Sims 4 Platform:Mac Which language are you playing the game in? English How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%) What is your current game version number? 1.46.18.1220 Wha...

gameplay issue

SimGuruNick
7 years ago
@SheriGR @crinrict This entire issue sounds by design. The role that employees are assigned to is not saved day-to-day. When they first arrive to work they're given a random assignment, which the player is free to change. If the employee starts slacking, you can stop that by assigning them a work assignment again, or by scolding them for slacking. If you scold them, they'll be assigned a random work assignment again (it does not save the assignment they previously had).

crinrict

Hero+

7 years ago

Usually when they start slacking during their shift (the employees), you have to re-assign but that's by design.

So it's only the next day, not during a certain shift ?

SheriGR

Hero

7 years ago

The next day from the save I sent you is the day I was referring to. Can we have the employees come in shifts? I didn't know that. Is it normal to have them lose their assigned task often? In my restaurant the employees are more reliable, especially after they have raised their skills (except that waiters leave for a run (?!). I can deal with training or waiting for their skills to increase, but at least in the restaurant I know I have a chef, a host and a waiter, and none of them is suddenly going to stop doing any waiting or cooking or hosting. If they are at work they are there to work. I much prefer not having that particular aspect unpredictable (them keeping an assigned job). Maybe they can change it so I can hire an employee specifically to clean or a salesman, etc.?

Anyway, if the dropping the assigned task is planned by EA, maybe that part is not a bug... unless mine are dropping their task more often than EA planned it.

crinrict
Hero+
7 years ago
By shift I mean working for a day, then the next day would be a new shift. I do think they should retain their tasks but it seems it can happen that you need to re-assign.

Trying to find out more.
- SheriGR
  Hero
  7 years ago
  Yes, I believe the save I sent you they had just finished their day of having the store open. In that game I played then the night of sleep/recovery at their home then a couple of them went to the store mentioned and opened it the next morning, and that is the employee shift I was referring to. I agree, I think if the employees will retain their task shift to shift that would be nice, but if they won't retain it throughout the current shift I think I won't be using them anymore. So I am grateful to find out if this is a bug or intended. Thank you!
  - SimGuruNick
    EA Staff (Retired)
    7 years ago
    @SheriGR @crinrict This entire issue sounds by design. The role that employees are assigned to is not saved day-to-day. When they first arrive to work they're given a random assignment, which the player is free to change. If the employee starts slacking, you can stop that by assigning them a work assignment again, or by scolding them for slacking. If you scold them, they'll be assigned a random work assignment again (it does not save the assignment they previously had).