Career & Work

Iron your shirt, put on proper pants, and look completely professional for an interview.

Have professional, high-quality business cards printed for your personal brand or role.

Successfully pass a screening call with an HR recruiter by sounding enthusiastic and normal.

Serve as a formal character reference or sponsor for another player's high-stakes application (visa, job, mortgage).

Create a professional invoice, send it to a client, and successfully get paid on time.

Successfully answer 'What is your biggest weakness?' without saying 'I am a perfectionist'.

Survive your annual performance review with a 'Meets Expectations' or higher.

Give a coworker or direct report honest, helpful feedback without destroying their confidence.

Successfully integrate new achievements and skills into your existing professional profile.

Write a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or guide that actually helps the rest of your team do a task better.

Prepare the agenda and successfully lead a productive team or project meeting.

Successfully pass the initial screening and be invited back for a second-round interview.

Successfully complete an international or long-distance trip for professional purposes.

Design and set up a functional, ergonomic home office workspace.

Read your entire employment contract, paying special attention to non-competes and notice periods, before signing.

Keep your online professional profile updated and optimize it so recruiters actually reach out to *you*.

Have 3 professional contacts who actually like you enough to serve as solid references.

Successfully navigate the bureaucracy to legally register your business as an LLC or sole proprietor.

Proactively ask a trusted peer or mentor for honest, constructive feedback on your character.

Politely turn down a job offer because you have secured a role with better alignment or pay.

Attend an industry conference or networking event and actually make 3 genuine professional connections.

Successfully train a new hire to do your job (or part of it) without getting annoyed by their questions.

Receive an official, written offer of employment.

Submit 10 high-quality job applications in a single week.

Invite someone whose job you want out for coffee (or a virtual call) to pick their brain, and actually follow their advice.

Survive an interview where 3 or more people are questioning you at the same time.

Successfully demonstrate a complex product or project to stakeholders or clients.

Voluntarily fire a client who is toxic, abusive, or pays too late, choosing your peace over the gold.

Identify a major safety hazard at work, report it, and ensure it gets fixed, protecting your party members' health.

Politely decline the initial salary offer and successfully negotiate a higher base pay or better benefits.

Take your allotted annual leave/vacation time and completely refuse to check emails or Slack while away.

Successfully negotiate an increase in your current salary based on your performance metrics.

Submit your official resignation notice to a job, work out your required final days professionally, and leave on good terms.

As a manager, have a difficult but necessary conversation with an underperforming employee.

Successfully guide and train a new team member through their first week of the job.

Successfully apply for and secure a different position within your same company.

Successfully complete your 3-to-6 month probationary period and become a permanent employee.

Tell a client that their new request is out of scope and requires an additional contract or fee.

Establish a formal relationship with an experienced professional to guide your career path.

Decline taking on additional responsibilities that fall outside your job description unless they come with extra pay.

Enroll in an apprenticeship or trade school (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc.).

Complete a formal internship program, gaining the 'Professional Experience' boost.

Politely tell a master or client that a deadline is unreasonable and negotiate a realistic timeline.

Take a junior employee under your wing and actively help them advance their career.

Successfully submit 10 tailored job applications to potential employers.

Present a slide deck or report to your team or clients without visibly shaking.

Successfully win and complete a project for your first freelance or business client.

Submit a milestone of 50 job applications. The search is a full-time challenge.

Successfully negotiate and close a high-value business deal or sales contract.

Publish an article, white paper, or blog post about your industry that gains significant traction.

Be invited to speak on a panel or give a presentation at a major industry event.

Take on the responsibility of managing a significant operational budget at work.

Transition to working fully remotely and maintain productivity without your master watching over your shoulder.

Close your laptop and stop working at the end of your scheduled hours. No free overtime.

Study for and pass a major industry-specific certification exam (e.g., PMP, CPA, AWS, CompTIA).

Receive an official 'Employee of the Month' or similar workplace recognition award.

Deliver a major project on or before the agreed-upon deadline.

Successfully pitch a massive idea or campaign to a room full of executives and get it greenlit.

Complete your apprenticeship and earn your official Journeyman or equivalent trade certification.

Exceed your annual sales quota or performance targets, securing the maximum bonus tier.

Gain fundamental experience working in a retail or direct customer service environment.

As a business owner, hire your very first employee or dedicated contractor to help scale.

Take an extended, multi-month leave of absence from your career to travel, rest, or learn, and successfully return to the workforce.

Establish a secondary income stream outside of your primary challenge line.

Receive your very first paycheck from a formal employer. The grind officially pays off.

Earn an official promotion to a higher title with an increase in compensation.

Stay with the same company or organization for 10 consecutive years. Loyalty maxed.

Run your own business or side hustle into the green, making a provable, taxable net profit for the year.

Earn an official promotion within your first year of joining a new organization.

Stay with the same company or organization for 5 consecutive years.

Achieve the highest level of certification and mastery in your chosen physical trade.

Sign the contract for a position you have targeted as your 'Dream Job'.

Stay at the same company for 5 years, accumulating massive institutional knowledge and seniority.

Celebrate 10 years at a single company or in a single highly specialized role.

Successfully pack up your life and move to a completely new city specifically for a career or life opportunity.

Be officially promoted to a role where you manage a team of other employees.

Successfully change industries or career paths completely, translating your old skills into a new meta.

Achieve a total annual compensation package exceeding six figures in your local high-value currency.

Gain significant work experience in 3 completely different industries or fields.

Provide your product or service to a milestone of 1,000 unique customers.

Officially retire from the workforce. The career questline is permanently complete.

Be appointed or elected to a board of directors for a company or major non-profit.

Achieve financial independence and complete your career questline before the standard retirement age.

Reach the C-Suite, VP, or highest equivalent tier of leadership in your industry.

Make the leap to full-time self-employment. You are now the CEO, HR, and Janitor.