Slacker

The Slacker career track is a career first introduced in The Sims: Livin' Large, and made a comeback in The Sims 2. The primary focus for Sims is to have a career in service. Neither The Sims 3 or The Sims 4 or any of their expansions have a slacker career, though part-time jobs in The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 are similar.

The Sims
In the base game, career tracks that had the highest pay at rank 1 had the lowest pay at rank 10, and vice versa. The Slacker career path upended that expectation by having the lowest pay in every single rank out of all 15 career paths that existed at that point. In return, however, the hours were generally shorter, giving the Sim more time to build friendships, clean up around the house, piss on the floor, or do whatever they would rather be doing than working. Later, the Unleashed expansion would add a few careers whose pay curves dipped below that of the Slacker's; however, none of them had lower pays at ranks 1 or 10 than the Slacker, so its pay curve was still the lowest and flattest overall.

A Professional Party Guest will eventually change careers and become a Back-up Musician in the Music career track.

The Sims Bustin' Out
The Slacker Career returns in The Sims: Bustin' Out as a Free Play exclusive Career.

The Sims 2
Slacker is one of the ten basic careers in The Sims 2. Similar to the Slacker career from Livin' Large, it's one of the lowest paying careers. Also, it requires the fewest skills of all careers for promotion, though it does require a high number of friends at the upper levels. If The Sims 2: Apartment Life is installed, Gearheads are likely to work in this career. College majors associated with this career are Philosophy, Literature and Art. The career is usually a want of a Sim with the Romance or the Pleasure aspiration, but can be chosen by any Sim at the age of teen, adult or elder. The career reward object is an AquaGreen Hydroponic Garden. It is awarded at the Party DJ level and builds the creativity skill.

Adult Chance Cards
Gandul Тусовка (The Sims 2)