My sim just got a distinguished Literature degree with honors. She started at level 4 from having the Connections Aspiration reward in the Law field. The Lit degree is supposed to help with becoming a Private Attorney, but there was no signing bonus, no special level advancement. Nothing. What am I doing wrong? This is a new save started after downloading Uni.

Private Attorney should be a job in itself under the jobs offer. Like, you don't press Law, you scroll down to Private Attorney which should be its own entity.I had this same issue!

I scrolled through all the available jobs again, but it's not listed separately.

"SageRainWillow;c-17316633" wrote:I scrolled through all the available jobs again, but it's not listed separately.That's weird, but you may have to wait a week before you can find it. The message says something about only being able to claim the bonus once a week. It worked for me though because I just did this last night.

Ah! I got it now. I had to quit my job in order for it to show up.

I also have had a problem with my Sims degree working. I sent two of my sims to University from home, they graduated at the same time (with honors). One got a degree in Drama, so when she joined the acting career she received a bonus and bumped p to level 7 in her career, but when my other sims joined the business career (he got a distinguished degree in economics), he got no bonus and is starting at level 1 of the business career. Does my other sim have to wait a week to bump up in his career just because my other sim got her bonus? I would find that silly if that's the case.

My sim's degree didn't help with her job

35 Replies

dab1gv
6 years ago
Private Attorney should be a job in itself under the jobs offer. Like, you don't press Law, you scroll down to Private Attorney which should be its own entity.

I had this same issue!
Willowana
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I scrolled through all the available jobs again, but it's not listed separately.
Wintermist
Rising Ace
6 years ago
"SageRainWillow;c-17316633" wrote:
I scrolled through all the available jobs again, but it's not listed separately.

That's weird, but you may have to wait a week before you can find it. The message says something about only being able to claim the bonus once a week. It worked for me though because I just did this last night.
Willowana
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I wonder if the Connections reward trait bugged it.
Willowana
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Ah! I got it now. I had to quit my job in order for it to show up.
popstarissa
6 years ago
Glad I stumbled across this post @SageRainWillow! I was having the same problem and it was driving me nuts!
anaxlise
6 years ago
I also have had a problem with my Sims degree working. I sent two of my sims to University from home, they graduated at the same time (with honors). One got a degree in Drama, so when she joined the acting career she received a bonus and bumped p to level 7 in her career, but when my other sims joined the business career (he got a distinguished degree in economics), he got no bonus and is starting at level 1 of the business career. Does my other sim have to wait a week to bump up in his career just because my other sim got her bonus? I would find that silly if that's the case.
Tiarella4
6 years ago
@analise - hope EA can fix that if your supposition is correct. The bonus should work on a per-sim level, not a per-HH level! Anyone know if there's a bug-report for that over on the bug-report forum? (I don't have DU & won't be getting it until it's half-off, but this is something that ought to be fixed, if possible.)

edit: if there is such a bug-report & someone adds the link, it'd be helpful, analise, if you'd follow such a link and hit the 'me-too' button. EA tends to fix the bugs that get a LOT of 'me-toos.' :wink:
kusurusu
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@analise you have to join the career branch (investor/management) directly
anaxlise
6 years ago
@kusurusu , I know, but how am I supposed to do that when it starts me at level 1. the degree is supposed to put me at a higher level?