I've run into something and am trying to figure out if it's a glitch.
My sim, Denise, made it to the Comedian branch of the Entertainer career, then quit for a spell so that she could focus on her 'Hopeful Romantic' aspiration. She rejoined the career and the game started her at the Jokesmith level (after the branch, as Carl noted in the guide). She is now at the max level for the career. However, the game considers her Comedian (Level 6) instead of Comedian (Level 10). Her partner, Summer, is at the max level for the Secret Agent career, Diamond Agent track, and she shows as Diamond Agent (Level 10)
The issue is that I was trying for the Fabulously Wealthy aspiration, which requires that you achieve Level 8 in any career. Denise is now permanently stuck at Level 6 for Comedian. I'm wondering if this is an unforeseen issue arising from the new rehire system, which starts rehires after the branch? It seems like it's not really fair, since Denise worked through all ten levels, but only gets credit for six. Thank you for any thoughts!