I'm not sure if everyone else is having this problem but my butler is shit. She does nothing I ask her to do. She will do the surface swipe animation, stand there and rarely clean up a plate and if sh...
I found that praising them gives them a temporary boost to do a better job. And they keep putting the dog bowls in their inventory and I have to keep buying food bowls for them. My pets, not the butler. Although I do have to wonder if they like the pet food and that's why the bowls disappear! I had one that was a Klepto and they kept swiping my sims belongings. It would be interesting if we could catch a butler or maid swiping things and call the police on them. I miss the police in the game!