How long are you open for business?

Simfan923

Just out of curiosity how long do you guys keep your retail/restaurants open for? I usually tell people to go home around 16 hours

cheesetruck

11-12 hours.

waggymiley2013

I over work my sims employees. I get them to do a 19 hour shift. 21 hours once. But they was very dissatisfied. They are all on max pay and skills. You just have to praise them and inspire them a lot! The restaurant is still 5 star and no employees have ever walked out on my sim yet. My sims just sits back and knocks the nectar back while observing

Zafireria

12 PM to 11 PM. I have my sim meet 1 hour before 12PM to clean up the plates and trash etc.

I8PIKACHU

12 hours is really the max for my sims. They cannot work longer than that.

Yurusumaji

10-12 hours for me. Seems to be the right amount of time. Right around 12 is when your employees start getting antsy.

madonners

I push the limits! 16h all day every day !

madonners

but they have 1 day off a week.

DeeTsims

8-12 hours for most days. If my staff are getting tired, I close at 8 hours. My manager tidies up the restaurant after the customers and staff have left.

Dannydanbo

10 to 12, depending on what's going on.

mcrudd

I open my restaurant at 8am, I disallow new customers at 1pm and then I close at 4/5pm depending on how many are still eating

Sabrosa

about 12 hours, they seem to get really upset at 24 hrs.

How long does everyone wait after closing to re-open? Trying to figure out also how long the "training" takes.

Audio_5urf

Noon-11pm.. sad part is that even with fast eater, anddisallowing at 6pm still takes that long for everyone and late arrivals to leave. Longest was 15 hours due to food critic, but I got that 5 star review

InsaneStar

My limit is sometimes 11:30 am to Noon or Noon to Midnight cause yeah, my employees will start to get tired and I don't wanna overwork them to death.

Gabe_oz

Around 12pm to 3am

Audio_5urf

I tend to close if it's a long shift when I get the first "so and so is getting tired" notification.. but i try to aim for 10-11 hours.

LarLynJ

I just finished a 31hr shift.

Bekahx3

I stay open from around 11am til 9 pm because I read on someone's guide that it encompasses the busiest lunch and dinner hours. If I stay open much later than that, my staff starts getting upset.

MDianaSims

I'm being super nice, I usually activate "disallow new customers" when I'm around 7 hours in, so my day ends at 9-10 hours. Then again, I've only run a restaurant for two days.

jacqpinks

MDianaSanders wrote: »

I'm being super nice, I usually activate "disallow new customers" when I'm around 7 hours in, so my day ends at 9-10 hours. Then again, I've only run a restaurant for two days.

I try not to disallow customers because it will not bring in anymore § § § § and it will cost the Restaurant more § § § § in wages I always close and send everyone home and my sim cleans up

MVWdeZT

8-10 hours, mainly because my Sim gets tired -- she's sleeping in a tent in back of the restaurant until she makes enough for a bed and walls. And I have to keep the tent in inventory because the waitress keeps trying to take a nap there.

belpita

I just had a chef leave, because he was dissatisfied!
I think he didn't like working longer than 8 hours...
But I hired him again and gave him a raise, so fingers crossed he'll stay this time.

azsimmer1

10-11 hours and Sometime prior to that or after I try to start disallowing customers and that way the staff only has the customers within the doors to take care.. My Sim no longer needs to welcome, so I have her/him do clean up and go around praising the staff and checking if they need promoted or if it can wait.. then I check perks and see if there are any I qualify for.. I also prioritize their orders even though they are the only one so that it is done quicker. ( at least it seems to do that).. I decided before increasing staff, I chose the perk that brings in faster eaters.. lol we'll see how that goes..

AlbaWaterhouse

I usually stop allowing new customers after being open for 3-4 hours. It takes them around 4-5 hours after that to sit, order, get the food, eat, and go. So I keep it open usually between 8-10 hours if it's not too buggy.

themysticalpoet

8am-9pm

Audio_5urf

I remember one day I closed 7 hours in cause I goofed when moving staff into a household to escape culling.. and had to retrain the lot of them when I rehired them.. food critic came, and I was like Nope. Was not ready to deal with that right now... Lost only 1 star during retraining but got a 5 star rock star staff again