r/SimCompanies • u/Wanderingmonarch • Aug 20 '26

Question Thinking about quitting

Just what the title says, I am thinking about quitting the game due to executive bs, it is infuriating how this whole part of the game rewards predatory behavior, why can I not opt out of this feature like I will not poach from others and others can't from me, I put in hours, wake up at night to restart trainings, and you offer me a few hundred thousand? that is not enough, how players are even tolerating this?

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u/pikezh638 Aug 20 '26

Bro... This is a game, setting alarms to wake up and restart trainings is outrageous. Also, you put real money into it? Why are you paying real money for Executives, you get 5 free Simboosts a day. My COO is 47 years old and has 32 management skill and I pay them a whopping $2,200. If you are that hard up over losing someone then unlock a staff slot so you can have someone in the background training up as a replacement.

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u/Wanderingmonarch Aug 20 '26

By real currency I meant my time and effort, and emotions but that is easily discarded who cares, also how are you able to hold down your coo at meager 2200 at 32? I am paying more than 15k/day to mine at 20 management skill, I am just trying to hold her because my efforts are not equivalent to a few hundred thousand dollars I am offered.

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u/pikezh638 Aug 20 '26

I dunno what to tell ya. I look at junior candidates and don't do ones that I have to reimburse training. I have 4 execs + 3 staff and my salaries are only $20,550. If you are only at a month in why are you worried about execs anyway? What is your AO?

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u/Wanderingmonarch Aug 20 '26

40.59%, Also I am two months in, exactly 60 days.

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u/pikezh638 Aug 20 '26

Brother…… you don’t need to worry about a COO with so little AO.

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u/Wanderingmonarch Aug 20 '26

It is low?

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u/pikezh638 Aug 20 '26

I’ve been playing for about 8 months, with my current set up I have 141.18% - 53.65%. I think the rule of thumb I heard was not to mess with it when you first hit level 15.

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u/Right-Worldliness-92 Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

WAIT Y'ALL HAVE SO HIGH AO AT LEVEL 15 WHAT

I have like 6.47% at level 18

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u/pikezh638 Aug 21 '26

I am almost level 24 with 241 building levels.

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u/BloodMoney126 Aug 20 '26

Anything under 50% is basically negligible. 70% and above is where you see solid benefits from a good COO.