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What career is the most rewarding for you?
I try not to make money as a gardener, writer, or painter since all of them don't require you to have a job per se. But TS4 doesn't really give us much in the way of really going to work until Go To Work came out. And that gave us only 3 jobs to go to work as. I've been the Techie, Business Man, Writer, Painter, Culinary, Doctor, Scientist, and Policeman. But the one that really does it for me is being the doctor. Nothing feels better than getting the patient the right prescription and watching them leave the HSP cured of whatever brought them there. I assume that we all have a job of some sort. Which one is your favorite? Hmmm!!!
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I did programming as a techie, but I've tried to make my game harder by having a job that does not provide side jobs to make more simoleons just to see what that is like.
I think if I had to pick a "favorite" career it might be scientist or actor, because I enjoy those particular mini-games and I like aliens & movies, or even home decorator, as I really like decorating in the sims & that's kind of the one career where you, the player, are really "doing" the job. But idk, I wouldn't say any particular career really speaks to me outside of any of that.
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Otherwise, I like freelance careers for flexible schedule, or creative careers like Style Influencer that allows either a rabbithole work experience or a choice to work from home.
I prefer to have my sims make money by working for themselves in some way. Its more of a challenge and its a lot more fun, especially when they have difficulty paying the bills. I just feel it adds more realism to the game because the traditional sim careers just make sims way too rich.
With this mod, he can also record enough tracks to create an album, package it and then release it. He can write music and record it on the karaoke/microphone rig the modder created (which is also used to promote the enjoyment of the live concert. If the Sim is 'hot' enough he will be asked to a photoshoot, which again can be a rabbit hole or live, to have his picture on the cover of a magazine. This is the modeling aspect of the mod. I had a great deal of fun when my Sim managed to be eligible to take a bit part in a major movie film. Seems just goofing around with Judith Ward, in public, doing a quick Sci Fi scene was enough to give him notice. So, she's responsible. He won several Starlight Accolades for his subsequent acting roles. Not going to cry over that.
Recently, I've had to restart this game save. But along the way, others introduced me to a mod. I tried doing an Internet Search for something of this nature but came up dry. There is a mod to remove the cool down period between licensing music. Turns out the best way for a musician to earn a Starlight Accolade, is by licensing violin music, since there are no lyrics. For the first time ever, my Sim won for his music and was able to participate by taking it and thanking the audience. Prior to this, he only got nominated when he joined the Entertainment career and at some level was invited by his boss to submit some of his music for consideration. He got a nomination at that time, too, but sadly no invitation to come down to the Show to see if he won. Just a notice he had won. Kind of empty, that way. But seeing him accept the award right there in the moment was something I have craved since I first learned we were getting Get Famous. So, yeah. I will continue playing this Sim until I manage to play out his entire life. I can't even list how many saves got lost, corrupted/broken, or some other blunder caused me to restart/refresh/do over.
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Same for the bloggers, they do not share a workplace, but often get work tasts that require them to interact with other bloggers.
The politicians I like for exactly the opposite reason: Watching them sabotage each other. Markus protested at the plaza? Fine, now I will protest against Markus protesting!
So for me it's less about the career itself, but in how the career adds to making my city immersive.
Makes me want to be a politician. Hmmm!!!
Whoa!!! That was awesome. I downloaded the mod "Road to Fame" but had to uninstall it because I think "Get Famous" was a requirement. I don't have that 1 yet.
And here I am thinking that painting, writing, gardening, and programming made my sim rich too quick. I mean my garden (I always use produce from my garden to cook) makes over 25,000 simoleons a day. Thats 175,000 simoleons a week. Now what job can produce that kind of money? None!!! Lol
Probably most favorite was the scientist career. I had lots of scientists.
I'm presently doing the millionaire scenario and I'm playing the Celebrity Chef. It's a good thing too bc I'm married to Morgan Fryres and we have a baby girl. If I was playing the doctor as I normally do, I have to go to work to get promoted or make more money than I normally would in the time allotted.
Typically, though, I have more sims in the culinary career because it’s so integral for foodie aspirations (either branch), plus I love the career rewards that give inspired moodlets. I don’t like the Discover University careers as much because those career rewards don’t have mood auras but if a sim really fits with one of those careers, it’s not the end of the world.
I haven’t done much with part time jobs, odd jobs, or freelance careers. I can’t really explain why. And with active careers, I’m more inclined to send them off alone so I don’t miss out on playing the rest of the family, unless I am really pushing for a promotion.
However, since we're on the subject, I wish Maxis would add the Therapist career. I am an aspiring therapist IRL and I think it would be fun to live out my dream in this career.
It is just incredibly fun, and I actively want to join my sim when its time to work.
From inventing devices to using them on co-workers.
I generally love all the Get-To-Work careers though, but that one is my favourite.
I just wish plants grew... they're useless after harvesting them once, because they will never grow again.
I have to be on the lot at/before 5 AM for that to happen, which is impossible.
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I liked freezing my co-worker with the freeze gun and having the gardening skill taught me to raise my own garden.
The only career that I would think comes close to therapy is the doctor career.
Although it is kinda annoying when the pay packet doesnt seem to reflect the job, wether thats paying too much or too little.
One of my sims is in the Actor career and is currently a global superstar and yet what they earn from acting jobs just doesnt reflect that. Ive gotten around it by publishing tons of screenplays and regarding it as royalties they are earning from past jobs.