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Manager Careers
This section provides a quick overview of how manager careers work in OOTPB.
Getting Hired
When you first create a manager identity, you have the option of taking any manager position in your game that is not already held by a human manager. However, if you choose to begin your career unemployed, once the identity has been created, you have effectively entered the job market. Once this happens, only certain teams might offer you a position.
Teams decide whether to offer you a job based on your reputation. Your reputation improves primarily by gaining experience and by winning. Your reputation suffers when you perform poorly, or when you do untrustworthy things such as quitting in the middle of a contract. You can see your reputation on the Human Manager Status page.
Receiving Job Offers
In OOTPB, if you are unemployed, teams may offer you a job via your news page by sending you messages, like this one:
If you are offered a job that interests you, you can accept the job by clicking on the Respond to Message action menu in the lower right, and then clicking Accept Offer. Presto! You're now the manager of that team.
Remember, your reputation and experience play into who will offer you jobs. You're not likely to get solicited aggressively by major league clubs if you have no experience. If you have minor leagues in your game, you may need to get some experience at lower levels before moving up.
Seeking out Jobs
You can look for a job yourself by going to the Available Jobs page. This page will display a list of teams that are currently offering you a position:
You can accept any of these jobs by clicking on the Apply button next to the team you wish to manage.
Ownership
Just as in real life, you have little control over your team ownership. During the year, ownership might send you messages occasionally, to inform you of its expectations, or in changes in the team's financial situation that might affect you. You'll also be notified of your budget on an annual basis. Be sure to pay attention to these notes: Getting fired doesn't look very good when you're trying to establish a solid track record.
Getting Fired
A manager can get fired at any time. At the start of a season, the team owner sends you a personal message with a general sense of how he expects your team to perform. It's a safe bet that if you fail to meet the owner's expectations, your job could be in jeopardy. Different owners react differently. Some owners might be patient. Others might fire managers halfway through a season.
Changing Jobs
You can change your job whenever you like. If you go to the Available Jobs page, you will see a list of positions that are being offered to you. Even if you are currently employed, some positions might be available. If you want to take another job, just apply directly from the Available Jobs page. You will immediately resign your current position and take on your new responsibilities. Be warned, though: if you quit your current job in the middle of a contract, it can negatively affect how you are viewed by teams throughout your game world.
Manager Promotions
In OOTP Baseball, if you are managing a minor league team, there is a chance that you could be promoted to a higher level. If this happens, you will receive a message like this one:
However, even if you are doing well, there is no guarantee that ownership will decide to promote you. You may need to keep your eye on other opportunities as well.
Manager Score
In OOTP Baseball, at the end of each season, you will receive a 'manager score' from the game. This score is on a 1-100 scale. (No, you can't change this scale.):
Manager scores have no real impact on the game. They're just a way of assigning a number to your performance. The score takes into account a number of things, such as your regular season winning percentage, playoff rounds won, how well you met the owner's expectations and so forth. So, for example, you could get a significantly higher score by winning a championship when your owner only expected the club to play .500 ball, than you would if your team was the odds-on favorite all season long.
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This section provides a quick overview of how manager careers work in OOTPB.
Getting Hired
When you first create a manager identity, you have the option of taking any manager position in your game that is not already held by a human manager. However, if you choose to begin your career unemployed, once the identity has been created, you have effectively entered the job market. Once this happens, only certain teams might offer you a position.
Teams decide whether to offer you a job based on your reputation. Your reputation improves primarily by gaining experience and by winning. Your reputation suffers when you perform poorly, or when you do untrustworthy things such as quitting in the middle of a contract. You can see your reputation on the Human Manager Status page.
Receiving Job Offers
In OOTPB, if you are unemployed, teams may offer you a job via your news page by sending you messages, like this one:
If you are offered a job that interests you, you can accept the job by clicking on the Respond to Message action menu in the lower right, and then clicking Accept Offer. Presto! You're now the manager of that team.
Remember, your reputation and experience play into who will offer you jobs. You're not likely to get solicited aggressively by major league clubs if you have no experience. If you have minor leagues in your game, you may need to get some experience at lower levels before moving up.
Seeking out Jobs
You can look for a job yourself by going to the Available Jobs page. This page will display a list of teams that are currently offering you a position:
You can accept any of these jobs by clicking on the Apply button next to the team you wish to manage.
Ownership
Just as in real life, you have little control over your team ownership. During the year, ownership might send you messages occasionally, to inform you of its expectations, or in changes in the team's financial situation that might affect you. You'll also be notified of your budget on an annual basis. Be sure to pay attention to these notes: Getting fired doesn't look very good when you're trying to establish a solid track record.
Getting Fired
A manager can get fired at any time. At the start of a season, the team owner sends you a personal message with a general sense of how he expects your team to perform. It's a safe bet that if you fail to meet the owner's expectations, your job could be in jeopardy. Different owners react differently. Some owners might be patient. Others might fire managers halfway through a season.
Changing Jobs
You can change your job whenever you like. If you go to the Available Jobs page, you will see a list of positions that are being offered to you. Even if you are currently employed, some positions might be available. If you want to take another job, just apply directly from the Available Jobs page. You will immediately resign your current position and take on your new responsibilities. Be warned, though: if you quit your current job in the middle of a contract, it can negatively affect how you are viewed by teams throughout your game world.
Manager Promotions
In OOTP Baseball, if you are managing a minor league team, there is a chance that you could be promoted to a higher level. If this happens, you will receive a message like this one:
However, even if you are doing well, there is no guarantee that ownership will decide to promote you. You may need to keep your eye on other opportunities as well.
Manager Score
In OOTP Baseball, at the end of each season, you will receive a 'manager score' from the game. This score is on a 1-100 scale. (No, you can't change this scale.):
Manager scores have no real impact on the game. They're just a way of assigning a number to your performance. The score takes into account a number of things, such as your regular season winning percentage, playoff rounds won, how well you met the owner's expectations and so forth. So, for example, you could get a significantly higher score by winning a championship when your owner only expected the club to play .500 ball, than you would if your team was the odds-on favorite all season long.
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