Independent player guide

How to start work

Use Go to work on a scheduled working day, between 06:00 and before 22:00. Current rules settle a shift over 60 game minutes; configured career hours describe the schedule, not that settlement duration.

Checked: 2026-10-06

How to start work

  1. Open Jobs and choose a career whose entry requirements you meet.
  2. Check that it is a working day and your character is not travelling, working, jailed or seriously sick.
  3. Use Go to work; the current rules handle commuting. The venue’s leisure opening hours do not define this button’s availability.
  4. Finish the shift, inspect the pay summary, and train the skill required for the next promotion.

Requirements

Use Go to work on a scheduled working day, between 06:00 and before 22:00. Current rules settle a shift over 60 game minutes; configured career hours describe the schedule, not that settlement duration.

After a completed shift, promotion checks 100% work performance and the career growth skill threshold. Entry requirements are separate; changing careers can reset your position.

Questions and answers

Use Go to work; the current rules handle commuting. The venue’s leisure opening hours do not define this button’s availability.

Use pay received after deductions. Add side gigs and other income separately; a blank tax field remains unknown. Scenario B changes only shift pay, keeping other assumptions fixed.

Sources

Numbers were read from public game definitions on 6 October 2026 and compared with the guest map. Account availability and take-home pay were not tested in a signed-in session.