[The Star Hermit]

How do I manage my Employees?

First, know that not all businesses need employees. Most small businesses and social-type lots can go quite awhile without the need for any employees (besides the lot owner of course), but as your business grows, or you want to take a break from doing everything yourself, you may want to hire others to carry some of the burden.

Employees can clean, make items or food, sell items, restock items, tend a bar or espresso machine, wait on customers, give makeovers, and ring up customers. This means they can be very useful, but not all employees are equal! Sims have different skills, talents, and personalities. It's a good idea to hire a Sim with good skills and Talent Badges, but you'll have to pay them much more than an unskilled Sim. Conversely, a Sim who slacks off despite your attempts to make them happy may need to be fired and replaced.

To hire employees over the phone:

1. Click on a phone and choose Business and then Hire Employees.
2. From the list you can check the available Sims, their current job, their skills, their badges, and their required starting pay.
3. Choose the Sim you want to hire and click the Hire Sim button.
4. When you can done this for each Sim you want to hire, click the check mark button.

You can also hire Sims off the street by clicking on them and choosing the Hire option. You may first want to talk to them, assess their personality and use the Ask option to check their skills. You can interact with an employee by clicking on them and choosing one of the many options (most business options are under Manage ).

Once you have employees there are a few things to keep in mind:

1. Employees that gain skill or Talent Badges should be given raises to keep them happy and reward their work.
2. Employees have a circle above their head to show their mood. They usually start green (happy) but as their needs wear down they will turn yellow (or worse).
3. Give your employees breaks when they need them. Breaks are only productive if there are objects on the lot they can use to replenish their mood. If an employee is really worn down, send them home for the day.
4. Once employees work a shift, you cannot call them baclalalalail they have had at least six hours of rest.
5. Employees are more productive if they have an assignment. Click on an employee and choose Manage and then Assign to give them an assignment.

You can check on your employees by clicking on the Employee Information button in the Business Menu.