I have not had a problem with losing XP in quite some time. As soon as the XP were tallied at the time we clicked a plot, the problem went away.
This new "improvement" is horrible! It takes some getting used to in order to click and not lose your mind; however, I have not been able to finish a job yet. I harvest about 50 crops and then lose my connection. This has happened on the last seven jobs I have been hired to do. I would lose my connection before, but only randomly. This is EVERY job I have been hired to do since this update!
I have never been so frustrated with a game! I don't think I will be playing this one anymore. I can't get anyone to hire me to plow (which is what I need to do to level up) because I can't finish harvesting!