@Stormsview, unfortunately I can't get a gardener. I live in in 1 Torendi Place, which is a Penthouse. The garden is a rooftop garden. It qualifies as outdoors, but the game doesn't recognize it as a garden and will not let me hire a gardener. No big deal, only takes about 60 sim minutes a day to maintain it.
Both adult sims do still work regular careers though, because I enjoy having them with normal jobs. Miko is a Charity worker at level 7of the career, so she only works 3 days a week. Abel was a top-level tech-guru, but due to his celebrity status was offered a job as a Mixologist starting at level 5, which he took. (I like unlocking the stuff careers unlock, and do not believe in using cheats to do it.)