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    How to get fired?

    JALJAL Posts: 1,128 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    We're heading into the depression era in my game, and a part of the time was many people getting laid off or fired, but how can I make this happen in game? I've read that with GT you could cheat a layoff period by right clicking the sim and choosing it in the expansion cheat menu, but in that menu GT doesn't even show up for me. Going to work with poor performance gets you demoted - not fired - in my experience and not even MCCC offers you a cheat option to get laid off and the UI Cheat extension only give you the option to demote - not fire.

    I suppose that I could cheat the milestone (got laid off), but will that actually get my sim laid off, or will it just give them a milestone?

    I've managed to have a sim get fired once, but that was through a pop-up and I can't make those appear. So how do I go about getting my sim fired without having them demoted through all career steps before (they're on level 7 in their career, so that's a lot of demotions first)? Anyone who has any tips?
    Moreover, I advise that the cart button must be destroyed!

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    • crocobauracrocobaura Posts: 7,711 Member
      I think if you stop going to work they eventually get fired.
    • BoergeAarg61BoergeAarg61 Posts: 985 Member
      Chance cards while at work might do it.
    • EgonVMEgonVM Posts: 5,028 Member
      edited April 12
      Hmm... Such debug interaction does exist in game files, but I guess mods are required to enable it (I don't see it in my game too).

      The chance for it happening is small. It is further decreased when your sim has just earned a promotion (or has just joined the career) or when someone in the household is in lay-off period or is in cooldown. In addition, Professional Slacker reward trait also prevents lay-off periods.

      The only thing that increases this chance is Lazy trait unfortunately...

      Though I do see that trait_JobLoss_InLayoffPeriod is added. I think I should test it out to see if you can equip this trait to manually start a layoff period...

      If you want your sim to get fired, you'll have to get that performance meter down. You can skip work or always take it easy. Though skipping work is the easiest method.
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    • EgonVMEgonVM Posts: 5,028 Member
      I'm back!

      I tested it out, and yes, simply equipping the trait works!

      It took 1 day for my sim to be laid off (2 work shifts due to me equipping the trait during the work shift).

      So yeah, if you want to manually start a lay-off period, with testingcheats enabled, use this cheat: 
      traits.equip_trait trait_JobLoss_InLayoffPeriod
      You won't get a notification on it starting, but you will see the effects of it taking place (special moodlets when at work, higher chance for Fear of Failure and Fear of Dead-End Job etc), eventually culminating with either your sim being laid off or continuing their job.
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    • simgirl1010simgirl1010 Posts: 36,556 Member
      @EgonVM you're brilliant. 🙂
    • JALJAL Posts: 1,128 Member
      Thank you so much!!!! Is there anyway to influence the outcome of the layoff period? And how long does it last? I've never had it happen to a sim before.
      Moreover, I advise that the cart button must be destroyed!
    • EgonVMEgonVM Posts: 5,028 Member
      JAL wrote: »
      Thank you so much!!!! Is there anyway to influence the outcome of the layoff period? And how long does it last? I've never had it happen to a sim before.

      Yes, you can influence the chance.
      The following things help you to avoid lay-off:
      • Ambitious trait (very effective)
      • Working hard (the tone that raises the performance but lowers Fun need)
      And the following things help you to get laid off:
      • Lazy trait
      • Taking it easy (the tone that lowers the performance meter) (very effective)
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    • DaraviDaravi Posts: 1,168 Member
      Well it's not the laid-off method, but I was disbelieved when the wishing well failed critically, spending 5000 Simoleons and wishing for a job promotion with a 99,9 % granted chanced and my sims got fired and couldn't joined back in that career for three days.
    • mustenimusteni Posts: 5,418 Member
      The easiest way for me has been playing a sim with irresponsible trait (parenthood). It's actually very hard for them to hold a job, my YA has been fired at least three times. The secret is that they get job tasks that lower the performance drastically, plus they slack off at work.
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    • mightyspritemightysprite Posts: 6,211 Member
      musteni wrote: »
      they get job tasks that lower the performance drastically

      ok this detail really makes me want to get Parenthood now
      maybe that's kinda messed up haha

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