I don't know if it was this latest patch update, but I haven't seen any severe effects of the "fears and wants" update until now?? I just hopped on tonight and jumped into my cop sim's household, which happened to be mid-morning in sim's time, so of course he's late for work (rotational play nightmares, lol). So I just send him to work, but when he returns, both the tense and sad buffs are there. I'm just thinking he had a rough day at the station since I couldn't 'join him at work'. Nope.... he has the tense "looming anxiety" and sadness from a "passionless job" buffs because of his FEAR of a dead-end job!This is the first time I'm seeing this, so I thought it had to be a result of the tardiness?? (maybe he got chewed out by his co-chief and suddenly regrets his life now?) Either way, I'm not having that. I worked too hard to get him finally promoted to Chief to be burnt out already! So I quit without saving, log back in and play a different household so my cop-sim will hopefully be at work in the background and solve the problem... So I now send the 2nd household's sim to work by 10am and on-time, but once he comes home, the same tense buff from "fear of a dead end job" appears.Okay? Maybe its just a highest-rank burnout thing then (One is the Police Chief and the other, the CEO)... Take 3: I try one more household without quitting this time. Low and behold.... the R.N. has the same two buffs as the first after her shift was already done.Is this just a super-important-workers-are-regretting-their-life update, and we just have to get our sims out of it? Or is every employed sim suddenly succumbing to the times? I already feel like this now irl, I don't want to have to drag my virtual self out of it too LOL!

My Sim definitely has the fear, but Regina is a Uni student who did work in retail but quit that job for the even more part time barista so she could attend lectures etc. It almost makes sense in her case.

Yeah, many of mine are getting the fear of a dead end job fear too. I did notice last time I was on a couple of days ago, that they mention a way to alleviate the fear ( I can’t remember if I put the cursed over the fear, ot if the message just appeared there and I read it…… I hadn’t noticed that before.I have a couple of sims I don’t want to move up in there jobs. I want Jade to stay as a receptionist in one of my games. My thought is that she has less responsibility by not moving up, and more time to enjoy herself…..I haven’t played her since the wants/fears. I think the fears are annoying in many cases. It takes away the way I want to play some sims. I actually preferred just having whims that I could play when I wanted to. It didn’t conflict with the way I played my sims. I just wish they would have updated the whims for each of the packs that we used. Not all of my sims always want to turn off the stereo and turn it back on to a new channel every 5 minutes to take care of a want ( because they don’t really want that ). Some of my sims do like to listen to music and even dance on their own….. but not all of my sims…. Lol. I love the active careers, and don’t mind the objectives of the careers at all. But now the Dev’s are taking away the way I want to play certain sims…… that I don’t like. I know I can turn off wants and fears, but then my sims can’t earn points for potions and such. I personally wish they would just let us go back to whims if we want to.

I had the fear of dead end job pop up as well. I forgot to turn off wants and fears when I started my game (after turning it off dozens of times already) my sim is currently a sim in black, at the top of the military career with 2 additional pay raises. In my mind she is very happy where she is in her professional career so I quit without saving.

My sim was level 10 in the Science career, and he had that fear. I found it kind of odd to have that fear when you've reached the top of your career. Before they go to work, you can click on them and there is an option to "regain passion" (or something like that). That fixed it for me.In my sim's case, he eventually aged to an elder and I had him retire. I rotated out of the household so I don't know much else beyond that.

I have seen it ever since they updated the game with Wants and Fears. My sims get hit by fear of dead-end job and unfulfilled dreams all the time. It's becoming incredibly repetitive. I really don't like that these are so unbalanced.

Have these "fears of a dead end job" been effecting anyone else a little more lately?

moppy14w
Seasoned Newcomer
3 years ago
My Sim definitely has the fear, but Regina is a Uni student who did work in retail but quit that job for the even more part time barista so she could attend lectures etc. It almost makes sense in her case.
SheriSim
Seasoned Hotshot
3 years ago
Yeah, many of mine are getting the fear of a dead end job fear too. I did notice last time I was on a couple of days ago, that they mention a way to alleviate the fear ( I can’t remember if I put the cursed over the fear, ot if the message just appeared there and I read it…… I hadn’t noticed that before.

I have a couple of sims I don’t want to move up in there jobs. I want Jade to stay as a receptionist in one of my games. My thought is that she has less responsibility by not moving up, and more time to enjoy herself…..I haven’t played her since the wants/fears. I think the fears are annoying in many cases. It takes away the way I want to play some sims. I actually preferred just having whims that I could play when I wanted to. It didn’t conflict with the way I played my sims. I just wish they would have updated the whims for each of the packs that we used. Not all of my sims always want to turn off the stereo and turn it back on to a new channel every 5 minutes to take care of a want ( because they don’t really want that ). Some of my sims do like to listen to music and even dance on their own….. but not all of my sims…. Lol.

I love the active careers, and don’t mind the objectives of the careers at all. But now the Dev’s are taking away the way I want to play certain sims…… that I don’t like. I know I can turn off wants and fears, but then my sims can’t earn points for potions and such. I personally wish they would just let us go back to whims if we want to.
atreya33
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I had the fear of dead end job pop up as well. I forgot to turn off wants and fears when I started my game (after turning it off dozens of times already) my sim is currently a sim in black, at the top of the military career with 2 additional pay raises. In my mind she is very happy where she is in her professional career so I quit without saving.
SweetieWright_84
New Spectator
3 years ago
My sim was level 10 in the Science career, and he had that fear. I found it kind of odd to have that fear when you've reached the top of your career.

Before they go to work, you can click on them and there is an option to "regain passion" (or something like that). That fixed it for me.

In my sim's case, he eventually aged to an elder and I had him retire. I rotated out of the household so I don't know much else beyond that.
logionX
Seasoned Vanguard
3 years ago
I have seen it ever since they updated the game with Wants and Fears. My sims get hit by fear of dead-end job and unfulfilled dreams all the time.

It's becoming incredibly repetitive. I really don't like that these are so unbalanced.
mightyspritesims
Rising Hotshot
3 years ago
This is a bug. Please add your info here to help EA fix it
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Fear-of-Dead-End-Job-not-Conquered-Excessive/m-p/11692453
ashleyrosey05
3 years ago
"mightysprite;c-18179079" wrote:
This is a bug. Please add your info here to help EA fix it
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Fear-of-Dead-End-Job-not-Conquered-Excessive/m-p/11692453

That's good to know its a bug and not just the game causing constant suffering lol! Thanks for the heads up!
paigeisin5
New Spectator
2 years ago
The biggest annoyance with this bug is it happens to Sims who aren't employed or quit the 9 to 5 rat race to pursue other ways to make money. If one isn't employed how does that fear get triggered? I just hope it gets fixed in the new update. :/
sleekoduck87
2 years ago
"ashleyrosey06;d-1003308" wrote:
I don't know if it was this latest patch update, but I haven't seen any severe effects of the "fears and wants" update until now??

I just hopped on tonight and jumped into my cop sim's household, which happened to be mid-morning in sim's time, so of course he's late for work (rotational play nightmares, lol). So I just send him to work, but when he returns, both the tense and sad buffs are there. I'm just thinking he had a rough day at the station since I couldn't 'join him at work'. Nope.... he has the tense "looming anxiety" and sadness from a "passionless job" buffs because of his FEAR of a dead-end job!

This is the first time I'm seeing this, so I thought it had to be a result of the tardiness?? (maybe he got chewed out by his co-chief and suddenly regrets his life now?) Either way, I'm not having that. I worked too hard to get him finally promoted to Chief to be burnt out already! So I quit without saving, log back in and play a different household so my cop-sim will hopefully be at work in the background and solve the problem... So I now send the 2nd household's sim to work by 10am and on-time, but once he comes home, the same tense buff from "fear of a dead end job" appears.

Okay? Maybe its just a highest-rank burnout thing then (One is the Police Chief and the other, the CEO)... Take 3: I try one more household without quitting this time. Low and behold.... the R.N. has the same two buffs as the first after her shift was already done.

Is this just a super-important-workers-are-regretting-their-life update, and we just have to get our sims out of it? Or is every employed sim suddenly succumbing to the times? I already feel like this now irl, I don't want to have to drag my virtual self out of it too LOL!

I wonder if it came with the update that came with the Snowy Escapes neighborhood, you know, with the Career Sim trait and those things.
sleekoduck87
2 years ago
"EverclearBoy;c-18236731" wrote:
I dont understand why it's constantly a thing for mine, they regain and days later.. back again.. Is there something now that randomly generates what career a Sim considers their ideal now or what? It certainly doesnt seem trait-based for the most part.. :/

The same reason that every sim was rolling the want to own a bee box after Seasons came out, even Penny Pizazz who had absolutely nothing to do with gardening.