Originally Posted by
Cricks3
No, this is an unexpected glitch. Only some users are affected. I'm still getting my drops and never had any disruption, which is the same for most players.
Unfortunately, the helpers was a major change to the game and just like any major change, there will be unexpected and even seemingly unrelated bugs. This particular one may not have anything to do with any of the updates, major or minor. It could be a user error of something obscure so not noticeable, it could be a coincidental glitch that has nothing to do with any updates, it could be related to any number of things or related to none.
Yes, it's terribly frustrating to have all of these glitches. Everyone is frustrated but just as past updates, things will get fixed and things will get into a stable routine.
Also, to get "Mr Wicker" to stop bugging you (drove me nuts till I accidentally shut him off), tap on the house but DON'T tap on either Rose or Ernest when they pop up. Instead, tap the red X to close their screen without hiring them. Once you tap the house, they popup, and you close their hiring screen, the "!" on the house disappears and so does "Mr. Wicker".