More realism for careers, interviews and unforeseen circumstances

no i clearly do not went to see such a feature in the sims4 unless they include toggles to turn said feature off in game

As someone who likes realism, yes. But, as someone who sometimes finds certain features buggy or just plain annoying, there needs to be a toggle.

I think at the very least, there should be a system to where that to apply for a job, your Sim should have certain skill levels before, and even then, it's not guaranteed they'd get the job. And, with University, there should be the fact some careers require degrees. Even with University's own careers, no degree is required.

I agree with everything said in favour of making the job requirements more fitting the sim's traits and degree. Very good idea.

There should be toggles for a lot of features in TS4, I think that too. The system of selling packs with different appeal to different parts of the large and heterogenic group of customers, I think results in many simmers buying all DLC, despite not wanting all the features in every pack, or just a couple of them.

I for instance would like a toggle for vampires; but I won't buy that pack until it is added, if it ever is.

"NationalPokedex;c-17625450" wrote:
I agree. I also think there should be some sort of pop up or option where if a Sim is about to get a promotion they can either accept or decline it.

Yes!

This would solve so many problems for me. I used to demote my sims a lot because I do not want all of them to keep on lvl:ing up. Maybe I just want a sim to stay as a reporter, because that is who she is, and then you get a promotion and you change your job. Sure you can demote them but then they become sad and walk about sad all the time.

I have a great mod that lets me stop a sim from skilling up. I can have a sim that is a bad singer who enjoys singing and goes to the karaoke bar every weekend. You cannot do that without mods, you will just keep on getting better. Same with jobs, you cannot stay where you are for story-reasons. You have to keep on getting better.

I would personally have so much more fun if I could “stop” my sims at times.

Just a simple: “No, you will not get promoted. You are a low-lvl grunt in the military and that is how it is bud.“

"SilentKitty;c-17644359" wrote:

"NationalPokedex;c-17625450" wrote:
I agree. I also think there should be some sort of pop up or option where if a Sim is about to get a promotion they can either accept or decline it.

Yes!

This would solve so many problems for me. I used to demote my sims a lot because I do not want all of them to keep on lvl:ing up. Maybe I just want a sim to stay as a reporter, because that is who she is, and then you get a promotion and you change your job. Sure you can demote them but then they become sad and walk about sad all the time.

I have a great mod that lets me stop a sim from skilling up. I can have a sim that is a bad singer who enjoys singing and goes to the karaoke bar every weekend. You cannot do that without mods, you will just keep on getting better. Same with jobs, you cannot stay where you are for story-reasons. You have to keep on getting better.

I would personally have so much more fun if I could “stop” my sims at times.

Just a simple: “No, you will not get promoted. You are a low-lvl grunt in the military and that is how it is bud.“

Yes exactly! There are SO many careers in the game if you can appreciate that the end game of each thematic career is not the most important thing.

"AlexSimmerman;d-980242" wrote:
Instead of Sims just choosing what career to join; I’d like to have ‘entry requirements’ for some jobs as well as tasks which need completing for work with a strict deadline, rabbit hole interviews, sudden job demotions & losses due to company cuts etc. Maybe pay & hours changes more realism such as a boss asking you to stay later, asking you to work a random day off cause to catch up with work etc

That's a cool idea as long as it's not too tedious. Some of the careers already make your sim's wait too long as it is.

Also, if they do that, then don't forget to add the option of a Sim getting their job via boss connections, associations, or influence, too. Because let's face it, in real life most people with jobs (especially good ones along with promotions) got them based on who they knew, not what they knew. or at least not ENTIRELY based on job requirements :) .

I have a mod like this for Sims 3 that's brilliant. I get quite nerdy for this kind of thing, so I'm all for that! I do think making it optional would have to be a must though. This level of detail definitely wouldn't suit everyone! <3