promotional tasks not registering

Hi, No i'm not even getting a raise, i'm currently in the law career and even from when i first entered it said i needed the research and debate skill which i got my sim to the desired skill and usually it goes gold and has a tick on the career panel but it isn't. I've tried with other careers also and does the same unless i quit the game and go back onto it. Also Dream Home Decorator pack doesn't even register the tasks even if i go in and out of the game so it's unplayable at the moment. I've tried repairing the game and i've tried it today and it's the same.