What do you do with a sim that has job "burn out"?

FlamingoKicker1 · March 15

My sim is at the top of the Science career but all of a sudden he is getting these crazy black moods and the game says he is "burned out" at his job and unless I do something about it there will be real problems. OK, I want him to stay in that job but I don't want him to turn into a vegetable either. What should be done? He loves exercise so should I just have him change careers and go into the Athlete career and give up his position at the lab?

Simmingal · March 15

I think the idea is to have your sim hit the spa or do some other skill stuff or take some vacation days, anything that resolves tense moodlet really

like for example with mental career burn out the game usually tells you to work on creative skills or whatever and that solves it

Nephesh_Spirit · March 15

Maybe take a vacation.

mightysprite · March 16

Your sim needs to do some activity that doesn't use the same skillset as their job.
If they are a scientist, they are probably doing a lot of mental skills. Try a creative or athletic or fun/relaxation activity for a couple of hours.
You can look at the moodlet to see if it gets down-arrows on it while you're doing the other activity.

DragonAge_300905 · March 19

When my sims get burn out, I send them to the spa for a day or on vacation or a day at the beach, getting a tan and building sand castles, etc.

MiataPlay · March 19

Vacation and spa day!

haisin · March 19

Yup, my judge sim often takes bath with soaks when he is burnt out.

Atreya33 · March 20

My sim just had a burn out as well, the very first in my game. He took a day off from work and focused on horse riding, nectar making and cutting crystals. The moodlet is gone now and the notification on the job panel as well. Let's hope it stays away now.

I will look at skill sets from now on and try to vary a bit more in their free time.

RySBI · March 20

I’ve never had this happen! That’s interesting. This game keeps surprising.

Smellincoffee · March 20

I use MCC to remove the moodlet.

mightysprite · March 20

@RySBI It's a feature from Growing Together

rudolpha · March 21

I've had a few of them. One sim took a day off at the beach, other sims just had to do different things that weren't job related or anything they were doing that was goal oriented. I even had a teen get into the pre-burnout stage. You do get a warning before a full-blown burnout.

Nate_Whiplash1 · March 24

My sims have jobs? Haha, they are way too lazy and unmotivated for that!

elanorbreton · March 25

I've had mine go on vacation, go to the spa etc, but by far the fastest I've seen the burnout disappear was when I had a sim sit in the hot springs!

ErnesaT · March 27

My sim is outdoorsy so I send him camping or to the mountains

Breathe_No_More · March 27

They can get a burn out? Uff... my favorite Sim gets a tense moodlet very often when he comes back from work (top of the artist career), although painting is what he really appreciates to do... hm. But until now, he never had any kind of burn out. Is it even possible that it happens to young adults (in real life, yes of course!)?

Edited to add: Yes, I do have Growing Together, so I am still concerned.

FraTac · March 27

Honestly? I usually cheat the moodlet away.

(but doing a bit of yoga helps as well.)

MiataPlay · March 29

@FraTac love them cheats! 😁

RedDestiny92 · March 29

lock them in a pool with a fence around it?

SimTresa · March 30

My doctor recovered fast by dancing and reading. Painting, reading, and video games have also worked

Admiral8Q · March 30

RedDestiny92 wrote: »

lock them in a pool with a fence around it?

Doctor Evil: "Yes! A pool full of sharks with freakin' laser beams attached to their heads!"

LuvtehGeeks · March 30

My scientist comes home and makes a beeline for her yoga mat. You can also use the freeze ray on co-workers to increase their job site fun and get a nice buff. 😁🦹🦇