What are the right answers to the Social Media chance cards in The Sims 4?

Sims 4 Social Media chance cards: every answer

The Social Media career has 22 chance cards. Here is every card, each choice, and what it can lead to, with its odds and its effect on job performance, from the game files. On 15 of them, one choice is best for job performance.

Scooped!!

Your Sim has been working relentlessly on an article. Ten minutes before he/she posts it online, a coworker posts the same article!

Best for job performance: Let it Go.

Let it Go

100%: Your Sim is upset with his/her coworker, but your Sim was able to come up with a better article that had far more readers and reblogs. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)

Scoop them back

50%: Your Sim's coworker is angry with him/her, but they won't tell anyone because they know your Sim would tell on them. (job performance +7; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: Your Sim's coworker has vowed to scoop all of their future work. Now he/she wonders if this was such a great idea. (no job performance change)

Work, work, work?

Your Sim's shift is really slow at the TV station. He/She's been piecing together a personal project and is thinking that today would be a good day to write it all up.

Best for job performance: Keep to work tasks.

Use time wisely

50%: Your Sim has been able to create a full solid concept for his/her personal project, and nobody has even noticed. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: Your Sim was caught not working by his/her boss, and got chewed out for not taking his/her job seriously. (job performance −20; moodlet: Work Annoyance)

Keep to work tasks

100%: Not everything has been a gem, but your Sim is glad that he/she was paying attention to his/her work since he/she was able to grab an exclusive airing of the top 10 Celebrity Couple Divorces for Sim.TV. (job performance +7; skill: Entrepreneur)

Survey flop

Your Sim sent out a survey to his/her team, but when the responses start coming in your Sim realizes that the data is practically unusable. When your Sim is asked to present his/her findings to the team he/she has to fix it quick.

Fudge the numbers

100%: Everyone loved hearing how great the company is doing. Your Sim couldn't have done anything better. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)

Resend the survey

100%: While the team wasn't happy to redo the survey, your Sim's boss was happy to see how dedicated he/she was to getting the correct results out to the team. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)

Attention grabber

Your Sim has been working on a really interesting article, but he/she is worried that it won't grab anyone's attention when they come to his/her blog. Adding a little fun to the title might be worth it.

Best for job performance: Attention grabbing title.

Tried and true title

100%: The article got a good number of viewers, but nothing for your Sim to brag about. (job performance +7; skill: Entrepreneur)

Attention grabbing title

100%: Bloggers weren't happy with your Sim's method, but his/her article spread like wildfire. (job performance +25; skill: Entrepreneur)

Not again with the colors....

Your Sim has started to see a war going on his/her newsfeed. Something about a shirt and nobody can seem to agree on a color. Really, of course it's...

Red!

50%: Red! Your Sim's fans are happy that he/she agrees with them. They've started to reblog his/her post to back up their side. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: Red? Your Sim doesn't know why this is such a big deal, but his/her followers are outraged that he/she doesn't agree with them. (job performance −20; moodlet: Work Annoyance)

Green!

50%: Green. How could anyone see a different color? Your Sim's fans are excited to hear he/she is on their side. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: Green? Your Sim is tired of this argument, but his/her fans aren't letting it go, especially now that he/she chose the "wrong" color. (job performance −20; moodlet: Work Annoyance)

Picture perfection

When searching on Simstagram your Sim found the perfect picture to use as the centerpiece for his/her blog.

Best for job performance: Ask Permission.

Ask Permission

50%: The artist loves your Sim's blog and is happy to let him/her use the image as long as they are given credit. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: The artist said no, but your Sim is glad that he/she asked before getting into an argument with the artist. (no job performance change)

Use it anyway

100%: The artist is angry that your Sim used their image without permission and has requested your Sim to remove it. (no job performance change)

Catty Catastrophe

Your Sim has been a full time DIVA cat blogger. When a new cat starts to take popularity he/she has to think about whether DIVA cat is still the best thing for his/her blog, or it's time to move on to The Furball.

DIVA all the way!

50%: DIVA will live on forever with your Sim's videos. Every new post keeps skyrocketing your Sim's popularity. (no job performance change)
50%: Some people still love DIVA, but your Sim has noticed a decline with his/her number of followers. (no job performance change)

Move on

100%: Everyone loves The Furball. Your Sim's fans seemed sad for a day before they realized how adorable The Furball is. (no job performance change)

Selling out

A big name company has offered your Sim a large amount of simoleons if he/she is willing to do a commercial at the beginning of his/her next video blog.

Do the commercial

50%: Money is a glorious thing, and now your Sim is able to get some cool graphics added to his/her videos. (+§1,000)
50%: Your Sim's fans are not happy about seeing a commercial before the latest video. Many of them have commented that they're done with your Sim's blogs and will never come back. (+§1,000)

Say no thanks

100%: Your Sim may not have any cash in his/her pocket, but he/she knows his/her followers appreciate sticking to his/her morals about no sponsorships. (no job performance change)

Down Memory Meme Lane

When your Sim decides to clean up his/her desktop, he/she finds his/her favorite meme. It's gotten a little outdated in the last few weeks, but maybe it's worth bringing back.

Best for job performance: Post it.

Post it

50%: Your Sim's fans are so excited to see that he/she brought back such a popular meme. It's now starting to race around the Internet faster than before. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: Your Sim's fans are bored of that meme. Now his/her fans are starting to criticize your Sim's ability to be up on the latest news. (no job performance change)

Let it stay buried

100%: It's probably for the best that your Sim lets that meme be remembered as part of the past. (no job performance change)

Blogger boost

There is this great little blog that your Sim wants to give recognition to. The other blog has really similar posts to your Sim's blog, but there's no harm in giving them a little boost, is there?

Promote Them

50%: Your Sim's fans love him/her for sharing another blog that align with their likes. (no job performance change)
50%: The small blog is thrilled to be getting some recognition that they start to promote your Sim's blog in return… not that he/she needs any help. (no job performance change)

Let them be

100%: Your Sim decides to let the blog be, and they may disappear soon, but at least those followers will come over to his/her blog soon. (no job performance change)

Trouble behind the scenes

Your Sim has been given the hardest decision of his/her life. He/She can either share the money with his/her best friend or vote them off and take all the money for himself/herself.

Friendship

50%: Your Sim votes for friendship. While the two of them may not be much richer it was worth it for your Sim to keep his/her best friend. (+§500)
50%: Your Sim's friend votes him/her off the show and takes all the money! (no job performance change)

Take the money

100%: Money, money, money! Who cares about friends? (no job performance change)

Split Reality Personality

Your Sim has seen the reality shows, he/she knows how it goes down. The smart one is always sent home first. It might be time to do some acting...

Best for job performance: Play dumb.

Be yourself

50%: It really paid off for your Sim to be himself/herself. People fought to keep him/her on the show until the end. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: It was just as your Sim suspected, the other contestants wanted him/her gone from the start. (job performance +7; skill: Entrepreneur)

Play dumb

100%: Your Sim made it to the final three when he/she finally revealed what type of person he/she really is. It was a big twist and the show runners praised your Sim for the viewer boost. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)

Ranting about Ranters

Tuning into his/her favorite talk show was a big surprise when your Sim found out that they were being mocked by the host. Your Sim isn't happy about being portrayed this way, but now he/she has to decide how to respond to the criticism.

Rant

50%: Your Sim's fans are on his/her side! That host had no right to mock your Sim that way! (no job performance change)
50%: Your Sim went a little overboard and alienated a few of his/her fans with the rant. Still it was nice to get everything off of his/her chest. (no job performance change)

Go with it

100%: Your Sim is happy to mock himself/herself right along with the host. Really there is no better way to handle the criticism. (no job performance change)

Plug the Leak

Ohh no! Someone has been posting all over the internet about the new content for your Sim's game. Users are talking everywhere about it, and it's time for your Sim to step in and fix it.

Best for job performance: Stay Silent.

Confirm the leak

50%: Your Sim's users love him/her for confirming the information. They are so excited to see the new content that they don't care where the information came from. (no job performance change)
50%: Your Sim's users hate him/her! How could your Sim have held out on this information for so long. These users are his/her biggest fans, and they should have heard the news from the source, not from some leak. (no job performance change)

Stay Silent

50%: By staying silent the rumors have started to die down around the leak. Your Sim will eventually tell the users everything, but not today. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: It's almost impossible to stay silent with all the chatter going on in the forums. Your Sim isn't sure how long it will be before he/she breaks. (job performance +7; skill: Entrepreneur)

Announcement Excitement

Your Sim is excited for the next upcoming game that his/her company will be releasing. He/She has been asked to create the announcement message and now he/she has to decide what type of message to craft.

Best for job performance: Something fun.

Something fun

100%: Your Sim's fans love it! All those hidden messages about the stories he/she is going to create. Your Sim is getting excited each time the fans discover a new layer to the message. (job performance +25; skill: Entrepreneur)

Stay serious

100%: Your Sim knows it's better to keep these things serious. The fans are still excited about everything that he/she wrote. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)

Celebrity Whims

A big celebrity is coming into your Sim's studio and he/she has been asked to fill the dressing room with items that the celebrity requested. Your Sim starts to gather the items when he/she gets to a request for coffee that has 20 steps.

Best for job performance: Do it anyway.

Do it anyway

100%: Well they are a celebrity, why shouldn't your Sim get them exactly what they want. Hey, he/she may even get to ask the celebrity to sign something. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)

Pass it off

100%: Your Sim hands the list off to his/her coworker, who is happy to cater to the ridiculous list. It's only after the celebrity has left and given your Sim's coworker a souvenir that your Sim regrets his/her decision. (job performance −20; moodlet: Work Annoyance)

Forum Explosion

Someone just won't stop yelling on the forums. They hate your Sim's company for leaving out the PvP part of their game's sequel, and they just wont stop talking. Your Sim has decided it's time for him/her to step in and say something.

Best for job performance: Diffuse the tension.

Block the user

50%: Everyone applauds your Sim for stopping the madness! (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: The forums start to get eerily quiet. Banning that user might have scared some of the other users into silence. (job performance −10)

Diffuse the tension

100%: There was some name calling along the way, but in the end your Sim was able to calm everyone. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)

Front Page News

It's that time again to start scheduling magazine interviews for your Sim's upcoming game. He/She has been asked by multiple companies to do an exclusive interview with them, but your Sim isn't sure who to choose.

Best for job performance: More pages.

Big Name magazine

50%: Big Name magazine has a huge readership, so the article went everywhere! It was a huge success, and everyone is looking forward to your Sim's new game. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: Big Name magazine didn't even mention your Sim's game on the cover. Nobody even knew that there was an article about his/her game. (job performance −20; moodlet: Work Annoyance)

100%: ShortStack magazine might be smaller, but your Sim's game was their cover piece and his/her game was seen everywhere. The magazine started flying off the shelf because of your Sim's game. (job performance +25; skill: Entrepreneur)

Publicity Persona

Your Sim was asked to participate in a publicity stunt at the next conference his/her company will be presenting at. Your Sim isn't sure how he/she feels about this...

Best for job performance: Participate.

Participate

50%: The stunt ended up being far more fun than your Sim expected and now he/she has a great ice breaker for the rest of the conference. (job performance +15; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: That didn't go as well as your Sim hoped it would, but the fans love that he/she tried. (no job performance change)

Volunteer someone else

100%: Your Sim volunteered his/her coworker who was more than happy to take your Sim's place. His/Her coworker had a great time, and your Sim was glad to watch from the sideline. (no job performance change)

Reblog Flub

Your Sim found a video of someone falling into a pool and clicked the reblog button, because it was too funny not to share. It only took about 5 seconds for your Sim to realize that he/she posted it to the company account instead of his/her personal one.

Best for job performance: Play it off.

Delete it

50%: Your Sim noticed fast enough that he/she was able to delete the post before anyone noticed his/her little flub. (job performance +7; skill: Entrepreneur)
50%: Your Sim pulled the post from the company account, but some users noticed it too quickly and have now started to share the original post around the Internet. (job performance −20; moodlet: Work Annoyance)

Play it off

100%: One of the users noticed your Sim's fumble too quickly, so he/she decided to play it off. It's a huge success and people are glad to know that your Sim's company has a sense of humor. (job performance +25; skill: Entrepreneur)

Show Saviour

Your Sim's rival company made the foolish decision to cancel their most popular show. Now it's up to him/her to decide if his/her company should do something about this travesty.

Best for job performance: Don't do anything.

Use the opportunity

100%: Your Sim was able to convert a number of people over from his/her rival company by promising to bring back their show. (no job performance change)

Don't do anything

100%: Your Sim isn't interested in bringing back that show, but there should still be a nice flood of people changing over to your Sim's company because they're unhappy with his/her rival. (job performance +7; skill: Entrepreneur)

Hollywood Heartbreak

No! A big celebrity couple has decided to get a divorce. Unfortunately your Sim represents them both, how is he/she supposed to deal with this?

Best for job performance: Represent them equally.

Pick a side

50%: Your Sim knows that the wife is having the harder time here, he was her one true love! (job performance −20; moodlet: Work Annoyance)
50%: Your Sim has to side with him. He's being left for a younger man! (job performance −20; moodlet: Work Annoyance)

Represent them equally

100%: Your Sim has managed to bring sympathy for both sides without having to pick between them. This is why he/she is the best at what he/she does. (job performance +25; skill: Entrepreneur)

The odds are the game's: each result of a choice has the same weight unless a skill or trait test changes it, as noted. The effect in brackets is what the result's loot does. "Best for job performance" is the choice with the highest expected change, shown only when every chance on the card is known.