{"id":229,"date":"2026-08-16T09:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/?knowledgebase=jobs-and-career"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:50:54","slug":"jobs-and-career","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/?knowledgebase=jobs-and-career","title":{"rendered":"Jobs and Career Progression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your job is your main income engine. MoneyCQ ships with <strong>100+ jobs<\/strong> across fields like retail, trades, office, healthcare, tech, and education \u2014 each with hours, stress, security, and pay.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it is<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A career system with real progression: Entry \u2192 Mid \u2192 Senior ladders per field, gated by weeks in role, reputation, and skills.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it does<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pays your weekly salary after tax and retirement contributions.<\/li><li>Tracks hours and stress \u2014 overwork raises fatigue and risks burnout.<\/li><li>Lets you negotiate salary or hours (with a cooldown).<\/li><li>Promotes you when you meet the next rung&#8217;s requirements.<\/li><li>Fires the redundancy event when the economy weakens or your job security is low.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use it<\/h2><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the Career screen and pick a job (locked jobs show greyed out with their requirements).<\/li><li>Check the promotion panel to see exactly what the next rung needs.<\/li><li>Negotiate when your reputation supports it \u2014 an 8-week cooldown applies.<\/li><li>When redundancy hits, weigh the package vs the transfer choice.<\/li><\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good to know<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skills gate mid and senior roles. If a job is locked, check which skill you need \u2014 see Education &#038; Skills.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to try it? Start a life at <a href='https:\/\/app.moneycq.com'>app.moneycq.com<\/a> \u2014 your first week takes about two minutes.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-229","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneycq.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}