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    It's called retirement, not unemployment!

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    guineapigsimguineapigsim Posts: 98 Member
    in The Sims 4 Game Feedback
    Sims should be "retired" and not "unemployed" when they retire! I find it very sad that they become unemployed when they retire. It's almost like it doesn't matter that they worked so hard for so many Sim Days. Ok, they get the daily check, but how sad is it that they answer "unemployed" instead of "retired scientist" ect when they get asked what they do for a living.

    I really hope this will be fixed in a patch soon. Shouldn't be too much trouble to change that.

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      Sigzy05Sigzy05 Posts: 19,406 Member
      Totally agree! :)
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      elanorbretonelanorbreton Posts: 14,549 Member
      My sims haven't reached retirement age yet, but that is not a good thing to hear. Hopefully they will fix it cos - like you say - it wouldn't need much to change it.
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      imhappyimhappy Posts: 1,988 Member
      I honestly don't think that any of the guru's play the game. Or they would jot this down on a scratch pad, and fix it. Should be an easy enough fix. I'm sure they are overworking the gurus, but they (whoever "they" are) should make it a requirement to play a minimum number of hours a week. That way, the sims team can understand minor annoyances in the game and patch in some easy fixes.
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      CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      It's a lack of respect for the elderly Sim. Enough said.
      "Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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      guineapigsimguineapigsim Posts: 98 Member
      Cinebar wrote: »
      It's a lack of respect for the elderly Sim. Enough said.

      So true!
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      Swiftlover13Swiftlover13 Posts: 2,369 Member
      You should call for every major country to hold a full referendum on this! I'm starting a petition right now!
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      SweetieTreatsSweetieTreats Posts: 2,668 Member
      I had my Sim ask an NPC their career and they stated "retired" and it appeared in the friendship pannel under careers. I don't understand this complaint at all.
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      uzumouzumo Posts: 1,836 Member
      Yes, indeed. It needs to say "retired" when they retire. Also, it should say what career the retired sim was in and the position when you move the mouse cursor on "retired" and how many days the retired sim worked.
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      guineapigsimguineapigsim Posts: 98 Member
      SweetieTreats wrote: »
      I had my Sim ask an NPC their career and they stated "retired" and it appeared in the friendship pannel under careers. I don't understand this complaint at all.

      @SweetieTreats do you have pictures?
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      SarahsShadySarahsShady Posts: 963 Member
      YES, This please!
      My elder sims didn't work hard their entire life to be labeled as 'unemployed' after Retirement I really hope this is fixed and soon. I have a few sims I plan on aging up and would be angry it I felt their life's were so soon forgotten and worthless. I also need a cemetery lot, like yesterday.
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      Please Bring Back Toddlers, Realistic Teenagers and Create a World.
      Make the Sims (4) Great Again<3

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      SarahsShadySarahsShady Posts: 963 Member
      imhappy wrote: »
      I honestly don't think that any of the guru's play the game. Or they would jot this down on a scratch pad, and fix it. Should be an easy enough fix. I'm sure they are overworking the gurus, but they (whoever "they" are) should make it a requirement to play a minimum number of hours a week. That way, the sims team can understand minor annoyances in the game and patch in some easy fixes.

      Man, I cannot "Awesome" this enough!
      Right ON! Really get down and try to play the game, like we do.
      #simguru anyone!
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      Please Bring Back Toddlers, Realistic Teenagers and Create a World.
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      MiKeeMiKee Posts: 72 Member
      SweetieTreats wrote: »
      I had my Sim ask an NPC their career and they stated "retired" and it appeared in the friendship pannel under careers. I don't understand this complaint at all.
      I have no idea either
      @SweetieTreats
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      uzumouzumo Posts: 1,836 Member
      SweetieTreats wrote: »
      I had my Sim ask an NPC their career and they stated "retired" and it appeared in the friendship pannel under careers. I don't understand this complaint at all.

      Maybe, it only shows "retired" on NPCs.
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      guineapigsimguineapigsim Posts: 98 Member
      @SweetieTreats
      @MiKee

      My game (in norwegian):

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      Geoffrey Landgraab working as a secret agent

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      He decides to retire ("pensjoner deg" is norwegian for retire)

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      Now he does not have a job anymore

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      And in Nancys friendship pannel it says that Geoffrey is unemployed ("arbeidsløs" is norwegian for unemployed)
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      MiKeeMiKee Posts: 72 Member
      edited March 2016
      I tested with my sim right now and he can get retirement payment and when others ask his job, it says he is retired. And on dialog pannel it says he is retired. He is acitve sim with doctor career. Well I played way back with one of my elder sims but he got retirement fee too, but I tested right now to get screenshot.
      On active sims pannel, when click job thing, it sure says unmployment and can choose other job, but except that everything is marked as retirement. I guess when you just ask his job using other sims it will say retired too. You need to clcik retire , not quit job .
      Like this
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      Etc , while testing I found out to change to be retired, you need to talk to retired sim first or just wait a few seconds.
      Well I am kind of shocked that so many peoples didnt know they can retire.
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      guineapigsimguineapigsim Posts: 98 Member
      MiKee wrote: »
      You need to clcik retire , not quit job .
      Like this
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      That is the way I always make my sims retire. I never choose "quit job" but still they get "unemployed" after retiring.
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      MiKeeMiKee Posts: 72 Member
      edited March 2016
      Well then dont know.. Why my game is like this
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      I tested with 3 sims and results are same.

      Etc
      Like I told you before try talking to langrabb or ask his job.


      I tested with langraab and this time he marked as stay home dad first, but after his son starts talking to him, he changed as retired.
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      PolyrhythmPolyrhythm Posts: 2,789 Member
      It should say "retired [career here]" either way, not just retired.
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      SweetieTreatsSweetieTreats Posts: 2,668 Member
      @guineapigsim It has been like this since they added the career to the friendship UI in the patch. Maybe you can repair your game to see if it will work that way.

      @rosemow Any suggestions?
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      CharlieGothCharlieGoth Posts: 192 Member
      You don't even know how much I agree with you on this one. They need to fix it.
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      CinebarCinebar Posts: 33,618 Member
      SweetieTreats wrote: »
      I had my Sim ask an NPC their career and they stated "retired" and it appeared in the friendship pannel under careers. I don't understand this complaint at all.

      It doesn't work that way on your own played Sim, though. I have two elderly in a household with others and it shows unemployed though they get pensions.
      "Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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      Sigzy05Sigzy05 Posts: 19,406 Member
      edited March 2016
      MiKee wrote: »
      SweetieTreats wrote: »
      I had my Sim ask an NPC their career and they stated "retired" and it appeared in the friendship pannel under careers. I don't understand this complaint at all.
      I have no idea either
      @SweetieTreats
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      I believe we are talking about totally different things. The fact is retirement does not display in the career panel unlike in TS2 and three:

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      guineapigsimguineapigsim Posts: 98 Member
      It is obviously not working properly (no one in my game are retired and no one goes from unemployed to retired when someone starts takling to them), and it's also lacking compared to TS2 and TS3. I really hope the whole retirement system gets an overhaul with a generations themed EP.
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      MiKeeMiKee Posts: 72 Member
      edited March 2016
      guineapigsim wrote: »
      @SweetieTreats
      @MiKee


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      And in Nancys friendship pannel it says that Geoffrey is unemployed ("arbeidsløs" is norwegian for unemployed)




      Then why my game is like this? They are played sim for more thwn one year, not npc and it shows each other retired not like op showed. If your game keeps saying unemployed like pictures you show, check mod or something. Some mod ruins game
      MiKee wrote: »
      Well then dont know.. Why my game is like this
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      6hKdnwu.png
      I tested with 3 sims and results are same.

      Etc
      Like I told you before try talking to langrabb or ask his job.


      I tested with langraab and this time he marked as stay home dad first, but after his son starts talking to him, he changed as retired.
      kaZRE4n.jpg

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