Was Multitasking worth the loading screens?

I only picked the third because there was no, "I don't mind the loading screens, but the multitasking, while sometimes useful, could still use some polish." I like being able to have my sims eat and watch T.V. to increase a skill at the same time. However, there are some serious tuning issues with multitasking (too much autonomous radio, taking their breakfast to the bathroom to eat and brush their teeth all at once when you tell them to eat and then brush their teeth, etc.) that really need to be fixed. As for the loading screens, I really don't care. I have loading screens in TS2 as well.

What I don't care for is the game's away system. You come back from being with one of the sims in the household off-lot and the game just randomly places the sims you left at home in spots they really shouldn't be. Mom is on Timmy's computer, Timmy is playing with Susy's dollhouse, Susy is eating the leftovers that you were saving for breakfast, and everyone is totally out of character. Makes you miss TS2's timewarps... -_-;