Thanks for the quick response. I exited the game but without pausing it. I came back after a couple of hours at church and still no progress so I tried something else. I had bought the shredder but not the trash can, so I added the trash can. Now my little gal is making career progress!! Yay! So my question is, do I buy my little guy the spice rack to add to his coffee maker, or do I just leave well enough alone since his work cycles are doing just fine with only the coffee maker? Thank you for another great, CLEAN game that I can play and so can my 8-year-old. We have all 5 VV and now both VF and we love them all.