My deadbeat was completing his daily work tasks but I'm guessing the default was that he was slacking off at work every day. It was pretty funny! I've never had a sim get fired that many times! It's a good thing his mother won the lotto in the previous generation and his family wasn't relying on his income to support the family. They had to tap into mommy's million bucks that generation. His wife worked too but IIRC it was the flower arranging career so she didn't make a whole lot of money even though she was advanced in the career.