Choosing the Best Traits for Each Career

[Metropolis Man]

I've never delved too deeply into transfiguration, but it's supposed to be king as far as money making. But, I do know all about playing for tips with the Guitar and no career comes even remotely close to what you can earn as a guitarist. If you go absolutely insane with the exploit it's possible to earn a million simoleans over the course of one weekend in front of the Theatre. I've done it. To get 10k individual tips is pretty crazy.

[Saltypaws]

I had taken my sim on Saturday to play for tips and I guess I had forgotten her for some reason and even switched households, when I went back on sunday night, she was still playing in front of the theatre and earned 259,000 simoleons.  I thought that was so funny, so if you want to max a skill, just leave them and come back, lol.  Works for chess too, I found that out.

[danefaith]

I think my favorite thing about this thread is the idea that achieving your lifelong career goals and a mid-life crisis should go hand and hand.

[Leto85]

I had taken my sim on Saturday to play for tips and I guess I had forgotten her for some reason and even switched households, when I went back on sunday night, she was still playing in front of the theatre and earned 259,000 simoleons.  I thought that was so funny, so if you want to max a skill, just leave them and come back, lol.  Works for chess too, I found that out.

They don't are in a really bad mood when you find them back?

[Saltypaws]

That is the weird thing, their energy is down, but that is it.  You would think after two days, they would be a little on the  grouchy side, lol.

[MasterSiwel]

Now, once you’ve hit the highest level of a career, if you choose to keep your Sim in that career to continue earning regular hourly raises, the Workaholic and Ambitious traits still hold merit. But, if you’re seeking a different route for your Sim after they’ve hit the top of their career, then I’d recommend giving them the Mid-Life Crisis reward and switching up their traits. If you’d go the self-employment route, then dropping Ambitious and Workaholic makes most sense.

You've just inspired me to work on "Metro" Sims.

[Leto85]

That is the weird thing, their energy is down, but that is it.  You would think after two days, they would be a little on the  grouchy side, lol.

Maybe that is just the case with sims you don't control yourself. Because they can not take good care of themselves the game has made a thing of slower degreeing their needs. At least slower than the sims under your control. I'm not sure if this is true, but it would make sense to me it if does.

[Aiwe]

I've started to really appreciate the Neurotic trait for career sims.  I seem to never have much time before the carpool arrives.  The freak out action is almost instantaneous so it can be squeezed in before hoping into the car.

It also delivers oodles of little wishes that are quickly completed.

I think Neurotic is one of my favorite traits full stop, Neurotic Sims do all sorts of fun things, but in terms of keeping mood up during work or school it beats just about anything else hands down for one simple reason: No stress for eight hours. Assuming a work shift of eight hours or less, which many of them are, that means a Neurotic Sim can work hard for the entire shift without getting the stressed negative moodlet, even Workaholics will be stressed by the end of a long shift of working hard.

[Metropolis Man]

...even Workaholics will be stressed by the end of a long shift of working hard.

Possibly. It all depends of if the Fun bar was maxed when walking out the door to go to work.

[Schipperke]

I've never had a workaholic come home stressed from work.  But all my sims know the rule:  get your fun need up before work.  Where my sims do get stressed out is from doing some of the opportunities.  I wonder if a Neurotic's tranquil mood would last through those events?

[Leto85]

I've never had a workaholic come home stressed from work.  But all my sims know the rule:  get your fun need up before work.  Where my sims do get stressed out is from doing some of the opportunities.  I wonder if a Neurotic's tranquil mood would last through those events?

Does the Neurotic trait make things even worse than?

[samoht04]

The neuortic trait gives a 'Tranquil' moodlet which is a + something from  a quick freak out I think it lasts for 8 hours but I don't know if stress cancels it out.

[Leto85]

Yes, I'm aware of that it does tranquil. But I've never seen the benefit of it. I always thought that if you could see traits as being bad and being good, than neurotic should have been neutral.

Correct me guys!

[banded]

I genuinely have never chosen my sims traits based on their choice of career. I don't know if anyone agrees but in my opinion it already takes no time at all to reach level 10 in a career without the overkill of job performance increasing traits. To be honest I think traits can be put to much better use. Of course I agree with metros 1st post on this topic that over emotional is the best. because it is. I just think that taking the athletic trait just to aid in reaching lvl 10 criminal career for instance is pointless as athletic is limited in its benefits.

[Yarakisagoa]

Well, maybe for you, athletic is worthless, but for me, it worth for pick up. I like to watch my sim doing his work out all day long, fishing after faltigue, and gardening before work out the next day . We all want our sim is a super-sim, dont we? But only 5 traits to pick up. So i just picking up what i like, and eñjoy my sim life .