# Can't get my Hearthlings to promote

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cant-get-my-hearthlings-to-promote/23800>\
**Category:** Resolved Reports\
**Tags:** resolved\
**Created:** [July 10, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cant-get-my-hearthlings-to-promote/23800 "2016-07-10T02:56:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Gimmepickles92](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/gimmepickles92/32/51747_2.png) [@Gimmepickles92](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Gimmepickles92)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cant-get-my-hearthlings-to-promote/23800/1 "2016-07-10T02:56:20Z")

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I started a new game but I don’t know how to get them to promote. I changed their jobs and the saw appears in my inventory, but it’s not a physical thing. The Hearthlings aren’t bugged - they still chop down trees.

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**Author:** ![Akira\_toyomata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@Akira\_toyomata](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Akira_toyomata)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cant-get-my-hearthlings-to-promote/23800/2 "2016-07-10T03:01:28Z")

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sometimes you have to set up a stockpile for them to actually identify that the item exists.

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**Author:** ![Ayla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/ayla/32/23906_2.png) [@Ayla](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Ayla)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cant-get-my-hearthlings-to-promote/23800/3 "2016-07-10T03:03:55Z")

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I had this issue once with a sword. i had to make a new one and then that was recognized but not sure how you would fix that since its the carpentry saw. They dont need a saw to cut down trees, the saw is to make a carpenter.

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**Author:** ![Gimmepickles92](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/gimmepickles92/32/51747_2.png) [@Gimmepickles92](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Gimmepickles92)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cant-get-my-hearthlings-to-promote/23800/4 "2016-07-10T03:05:56Z")

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That worked! Thank you!

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**Author:** ![8BitCrab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/8bitcrab/32/48512_2.png) [@8BitCrab](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/8BitCrab)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cant-get-my-hearthlings-to-promote/23800/5 "2016-07-10T03:07:31Z")

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hey there @Gimmepickles92 welcome to the discourse 😄

> [@Gimmepickles92](#):
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> That worked! Thank you!

glad to hear that it was just the saw not being in storage 🙂 i’ll mark this as resolved.