Yes MoonStar I have seen this. Usually if you give them some fruit or candy when they're working on their career, their interest picks back up again. If they stop working before making some money, keep placing them back to work on their career with praise. They can get over this setback and enjoy working again. In fact, I have found that the peeps who enjoy working usually live longer.

maybe the person got old lazy and couldnt afford a razor

I have been rewarding him and making him work. He seems to be getting over his aversion to it now and just received a promotion to the 6th level. He and Mariana are almost on equal footing now. They are both in their early 50's. You know, his grandparents Penni (the horror) and Coop were the first couple that didn't make it to level 8 in their careers. I guess with all the millions they inherited they didn't think they had to work.