Building a workplace

Most work from home careers only need a computer.

I have a workplace set up for rabbithole careers too, so they can go there during their time off and I can pretend they are at work for storytelling. They form clubs with their work colleagues and have a club gathering. It's actually set as a library as I don't need a bartender or cafe person there.

There is a basement (mainly for criminals) with fitness items, a computer and a woodwork bench, next floor up has the chef stations, fridge etc and a reception area where the main toilets are, with a 'waiting' area which contains chess and bookcases. Next floor up is for artists; easels, digital sketch pads and items set up for them to paint. Next floor up has computers and spy-type gadgets, then the top floor is for general office workers/education with computers, draft table room (maybe for civil designer and the home decorator), coffee machines etc.

I have a separate army base for military, which is set up in Strangerville as part of the story there. For photographers, I have a separate Lot which is also for actors, it has pretend 'scenes' with cameras, lots of backgrounds for photo shoots, dressing rooms etc.

"Atreya33;d-1008398" wrote:
I am currently building a work place/office for my sims to go to when they 'work from home'. The idea is to kind of have a feel like an active career because my sims leave their home lot for work tasks.

It is a work in progress so all I have so far is the front.
https://i.imgur.com/cH8CTTo.png

What items do I have to include to accomodate as many work from home careers as possible?
I haven't played them all so I would like to know if anyone knows what items to include

As far as I know these are careers with a work from home option:

• style influencer
  
• gardener (seasons): flower arranging table, plant pots
  
• politican (city living)
  
• critic (city living)
  
• social media (city living): computer
  
• Education (Discover University): study machine
  
• Engineering (Discover University)
  
• Law (Discover University): computer
  
• civil designer (eco lifestyle)
  
• conservationist (island living): pond to take water samples?
  
• military (strangerville): fighting machine
  
• Freelancer :
  
  
  
  • writer: computer
    
  • programmer: computer
    
  • artist: digital sketch pad, computer
    
  • fashion photographer (mochino): photo studio with tripod with camera and markers on the floor
    
  • paranormal investigator (paranormal stuff pack): always goes on location?
    
  • crafter (eco lyfestyle): recycler and fabricator

Another thing I am wondering about is the lot type. Currently I have it set to arts center because this one comes close to the intention with loads of activities and most importantly this lot type will spawn a bartender. Does anyone else have a suggestion.

Do you have this to the Gallery yet?! I would love to download this!

Love this idea. Think I'll check all my club hangouts and make them 'work from home' friendly. Then I'll get all those skill building items out of the basement.

"elanorbreton;c-18262926" wrote:
Most work from home careers only need a computer.

I have a workplace set up for rabbithole careers too, so they can go there during their time off and I can pretend they are at work for storytelling. They form clubs with their work colleagues and have a club gathering. It's actually set as a library as I don't need a bartender or cafe person there.

There is a basement (mainly for criminals) with fitness items, a computer and a woodwork bench, next floor up has the chef stations, fridge etc and a reception area where the main toilets are, with a 'waiting' area which contains chess and bookcases. Next floor up is for artists; easels, digital sketch pads and items set up for them to paint. Next floor up has computers and spy-type gadgets, then the top floor is for general office workers/education with computers, draft table room (maybe for civil designer and the home decorator), coffee machines etc.

I have a separate army base for military, which is set up in Strangerville as part of the story there. For photographers, I have a separate Lot which is also for actors, it has pretend 'scenes' with cameras, lots of backgrounds for photo shoots, dressing rooms etc.

I was thinking about library as well but I would like a cafeteria of some sorts without having to hire an npc. I will test if a library spawns a bar tender but I don't think that will work. For the same reason I also decided against museum.

I really like your club idea. Especially for the computer related activities I can have other sims do similar tasks.

Are there any work from home careers that require a cooking station?

"SuperSillySim;c-18262934" wrote:

"Atreya33;d-1008398" wrote:
I am currently building a work place/office for my sims to go to when they 'work from home'. The idea is to kind of have a feel like an active career because my sims leave their home lot for work tasks.

It is a work in progress so all I have so far is the front.
https://i.imgur.com/cH8CTTo.png

What items do I have to include to accomodate as many work from home careers as possible?
I haven't played them all so I would like to know if anyone knows what items to include

As far as I know these are careers with a work from home option:

• style influencer
  
• gardener (seasons): flower arranging table, plant pots
  
• politican (city living)
  
• critic (city living)
  
• social media (city living): computer
  
• Education (Discover University): study machine
  
• Engineering (Discover University)
  
• Law (Discover University): computer
  
• civil designer (eco lifestyle)
  
• conservationist (island living): pond to take water samples?
  
• military (strangerville): fighting machine
  
• Freelancer :
  
  
  
  • writer: computer
    
  • programmer: computer
    
  • artist: digital sketch pad, computer
    
  • fashion photographer (mochino): photo studio with tripod with camera and markers on the floor
    
  • paranormal investigator (paranormal stuff pack): always goes on location?
    
  • crafter (eco lyfestyle): recycler and fabricator

Another thing I am wondering about is the lot type. Currently I have it set to arts center because this one comes close to the intention with loads of activities and most importantly this lot type will spawn a bartender. Does anyone else have a suggestion.

Do you have this to the Gallery yet?! I would love to download this!

I plan to upload this once it is done but my time in the game is limited so expect this build to take up 2 or 3 more weeks, especially if I want to do some play testing.

Oooh, I did not realize the Law career had a work from home option. I'm totally building a law firm now.

(I begged for years for them to add a legal career so I could create my simself, and then the way they set it up was so bizarre that I have never touched it. But this might motivate me to finally do it.)

Great idea! Hope we get an office kit as I like realistic builds. Will need cubicle dividers, modular desks, and lots of office decor such as a water cooler, laser printer, printer stand, file cabinets, file trays, white board, etc.

I don't have a dedicated office building in my game because very few sims would use it but I have created spaces where sims could exercise their skills and work from home, if needed, on my various community lots.

"g01denswan;c-18262971" wrote:
Great idea! Hope we get an office kit as I like realistic builds. Will need cubicle dividers, modular desks, and lots of office decor such as a water cooler, laser printer, printer stand, file cabinets, file trays, white board, etc.

Half walls could work for cubical dividers.
I think HSY has a white board.
Get to Work has file cabinets and file trays. You may have to use the debug or gameplay unlocks cheat, but I'm sure I've seen them.

Ahhhhhhh
I love this idea to death! I think it is a commons for workers! You make the urban more urbanized.
I will create a club for all sims tending to work from home. ( I am a rotational player and control all residents

Simmers are so creative. There are a lot of good ideas in this thread.