# Lazy Farmers, they're so lazy!

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/lazy-farmers-theyre-so-lazy/25453>\
**Category:** Previous Build Reports\
**Created:** [September 10, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/lazy-farmers-theyre-so-lazy/25453 "2016-09-10T16:22:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Komodon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/komodon/32/48678_2.png) [@Komodon](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Komodon)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/lazy-farmers-theyre-so-lazy/25453/1 "2016-09-10T16:22:37Z")

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**Summary:**  
So, I’ve been playing Stonehearth for a very looong time. I think it’s been since… Alpha 7? Something like that. And one of the things I hate(d) the most was when sometimes Heartlings just stopped doing their work, those lazy little bast- _cough_ Anyway, that problem was for most resolved in the latest updates. Or not. One thing remained, but it is now only related to Farmers. The very moment I take my eyes off them they stop working, just standing around. Or, if the fire is lit, sitting beside it.  
So, that’s that. I hope you can look into it, and solve it.

**Steps to reproduce:**  
There’s not much to say, they just stop working sometimes. At random, without me really doing something.

**Expected Results:**  
Farmers should work.

**Actual Results:**  
They don’t.

**Notes:**  
Un-checking the “Job” tick for the farmers in the Citiziens tab makes them go back to work.

**Version Number and Mods in use:**  
Update 3131, no mods

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/jomaxro/32/47935_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/lazy-farmers-theyre-so-lazy/25453/2 "2016-09-11T17:51:30Z")

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Hey @Komodon, does this persist through save and load? Also, when you said “Un-checking the “Job” tick for the farmers in the Citiziens tab makes them go back to work.” do you re-check the job box for them to start working, or does un-checking the job box itself do the work.

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**Author:** ![Komodon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/komodon/32/48678_2.png) [@Komodon](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Komodon)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/lazy-farmers-theyre-so-lazy/25453/3 "2016-09-11T18:59:42Z")

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The other day I had other things to do, so I continued today. And yes, it persists trough save and load. Also, I don’t know if it’s also something that’s happening only in this game, as it’s been a lot of time since I’ve seen this bug.

Also, yeah, I have to re-check the box to make them work.

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/jomaxro/32/47935_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/lazy-farmers-theyre-so-lazy/25453/4 "2016-09-12T00:30:01Z")

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Next time you notice this occurring, please save and upload that game here to the Discourse. We’ll be able to take a look and see if we can figure out what is going on.