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( CAREERS AND INCOME. )
Basic Income
Residents of Sweetwater will find, mysteriously, that they receive monthly envelopes of cash—a sort of universal basic income that places them in the upper middle class stratum that their homes and possessions upon arrival would imply. However, they also have the option of taking on careers for some extra cash, something to do, and possible proximity to plot clues.
Career Mechanics
Careers in Sweetwater follow a fairly realistic structure. Characters need to have experience in the field and prior training to get some jobs, and can obtain training for others.
As was the case in the real 1960s, there is a very large wage gap between characters in the Husband and Wife roles, and not all careers are available to either role. There are also some careers that are off-limits to player characters.
Characters are allowed to run small businesses that do not require a physical location, with mod approval - things like selling bracelets, making clothes, dogwalking, etc. There are no business spaces for rent or sale in Sweetwater.
Income Tiers and Overview
A * indicates previous canon experience and knowledge equivalent to 1960 or later is required; a T indicates that multiple months of IC training are required, but that such is available in-universe. OTJ means that the character will be taught on the job and will learn as they go.
♂ indicates that the position is gender-segregated and off-limits to characters in the Wife role. ♀ indicates a very strong hiring bias towards characters in the Wife role; while characters in the Husband role theoretically could have these jobs, they would have to show some sort of prior experience that would make them an excellent candidate to overcome the (townsperson-perceived) gender bias. ⚥ indicates no clear role preference.
The position of candystriper is only available to 'child' role characters who would be sorted into the 'Wife' role if they were adults. 'Child' role characters may have side jobs in tier 5 or below, with the exception of exercise rider positions above those tiers, which they are also eligible for.
| Doctor, Police, Civil Defense, Education, Shop Owners | |
| Nurse*♀ | |
| Cook*♂, EMTT ♂, MechanicT ♂, FirefighterOTJ ♂, TradespeopleT ♂ | |
| ConstructionOTJ ♂, Exercise Rider - Racehorses*⚥ | |
| Courthouse StenographerT ♀, Hospital ReceptionistOTJ ♀, Exercise Rider - Show Horses*⚥, Nurse AideT ♀, OrderlyT ♂ | |
| Groom*⚥, Retail PositionsOTJ ⚥, WaitressOTJ ♀, BusboyOTJ ♂ | |
| StablehandOTJ ♂ | |
| Hospital Volunteer (Candystriper)OTJ ♀, Visiting Elderly⚥ |
In Depth
Going to be steadily updated as more lore is revealed!
There are a few different options for hospital work: characters who are nurses or doctors in their canons may be the same here as long as their knowledge is within 20 years of 1960's medical advancements; however, there is a strong hiring bias toward Wives. Husbands who already work in EMS may be hired as EMTs, or they may undergo several months of training to become one. Wives may also train to become a nurse aide (or an orderly, if a character is a Husband) and characters in the 'Child' role may choose to give back to their community (and get closer to the hospital) as a candystriper if they will be sorted into the Wife role upon turning 18. Nurses, nurse aides, and orderlies all answer to Ruby Jones, the Sweetwater Hospital's charge nurse.
Characters can attend trade school and subsequently apprentice in standard trades such as plumbing, electricity, etc.
Characters with canon experience around horses can be hired as a stablehand or groom, and characters who canonically can ride at an advanced level (for the sake of this game, defined as galloping and staying on) can work as exercise riders for the show horses. With canon proof of advanced balance/strength (this will have to be approved by mods after examples are shown) in addition to riding skills, characters may work as exercise riders for the racehorses, making a few more dollars per ride than those who work the show horses.
Career Signup
Ready to
Character Name:
Player Name:
Character Role:
Career:
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience?
If a career requires training, mods will reply to the comment with how long the character will be in training before they can operate independently, and whether the training is paid or unpaid.
To change a character's career, reply to your initial comment with the same form, but put "CAREER CHANGE" in the subject line.
QUESTIONS ABOUT CAREERS.
Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT CAREERS.
(OR anything that needs someone with experience with music and/or sound equipment, but I suspect "you know, I could help with the clarity on that PA" isn't particularly available to new residents and/or seen as a feminine job. Unless...? Or if there's a record/stereo equipment store that needs a friendly, responsible-for-more-than-she-looks-like clerk.)
Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT CAREERS.
Repairing sound equipment etc would be seen as a masculine job and there are currently no retail positions open at the record store.
Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT CAREERS.
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Player Name: Bobby
Character Role: Wife
Career: Courthouse Stenographer
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? n/a
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Helly will attend a 6-month court reporting/stenography program at the community college, and after three months of classroom practice, she will be able to shadow a NPC stenographer in the courthouse on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Player Name: Rafe
Character Role: Bachelor (for now)
Career: Retail (At the department store, if available. He wants to push that button some day and see what happens.)
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience?
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For the time being he is assigned to the men's shoes department, but if he chooses crosstraining, he may find himself occasionally grabbed by one of the young women working the customer service desk to speak to unruly customers who will no doubt react better to being told no by a man.
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Player Name: Everett
Character Role: Wife
Career: Nurse
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? Worked as chief nurse at the 4077 MASH, over 10 years of nursing experience in the military
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Player Name: Dove
Character Role: Wife
Career: Groom
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? Grew up on a farm with horses + it's implied that one of them belongs to her specifically. (Alas, we technically never see her ride, or she'd be helping with the show horses.)
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Player Name: Raven
Character Role: Husband
Career: Mechanic
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? N/A
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PCs and NPCs are able to bring their cars to the community college shop for a lower rate, but the shop isn't a true standalone business. After 6 months, however, he will be able to find employ at an outside mechanic's.
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Player Name: Scy
Character Role: Husband
Career: Stablehand
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? N/A
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Player Name: Cami
Character Role: wife
Career: Hospital receptionist
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? n/a
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Still happy to RP her attending the course etc, just double-checking!
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Player Name: Andie
Character Role: husband
Career: tradesperson
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? NA
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Player Name: Carolyn
Character Role: Husband
Career: Mechanic
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? N/A
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PCs and NPCs are able to bring their cars to the community college shop for a lower rate, but the shop isn't a true standalone business. After 6 months, however, he will be able to find employ at an outside mechanic's.
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Player Name: Faye
Character Role: the little wife
Career: Courthouse Stenographer (and, as recommended, will probably offer editing help/tutoring for Lit/Comm/etc on the side to stretch their brain and talk to people a bit more)
If career is marked with a *, what is their prior experience? N/A!
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Teddy will attend a 6-month court reporting/stenography program at the community college, and after three months of classroom practice, they will be able to shadow a NPC stenographer in the courthouse on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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