On my realms server, I have given each villager their own workstation separate from all other workstations. This process was done so that a workstation-villager combo was only placed after all other villagers had claimed all other workstations. This was doubled checked with commands at the time with '/data get entity @e[type=minecraft:villager,limit=1,distance=..1] Brain' to verify every villager was using the job site directly next to them.
Since then, I have noticed that the villagers will randomly forget their jobs sites, resulting in mixed up pairs and villagers standing next to unused job sites without a job site themselves.
They can no longer restock because they can't reach their new job sites, and new villagers will steal (for lack of a better term) job sites from other villagers when the enter the area.
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This seems to happen when the villager is in lazy chunks or unloaded chunks (from my experience). As for Gavin Tolar, villagers will not lose their job once you've traded with them.
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Duplicate MC-150806.
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This isn't a duplicate but okay
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I am playing in 1.14.4 and this bug is still happening. Can we please get this report re-opened? It's not a duplicate of MC-150806 either.
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yeah had this several times where this is a new villager with a tool smith profession for example while i already had one tool smith maxed out and they forgot where their job is.
I have seen this many times on my trading hall designs. I place a workstation, trade with the villager if I want to keep them, and place more workstations over time for more villagers. I'm thinking the villagers I trade with still lose their jobs, but it doesn't appear that way. They don't restock and other nitwit villagers or untraded villagers can steal the workstation.