I too, am having this problem.
I'd like ot start by saming my game is "clean." Have not installed any mods/changes to the game. Nor have I edited the police station/any other building besides my own sims house.
I got promoted to Corporal and shortly after went to bed (In real life)
When I started up the Sims again and it was time for my sim to go to work, he did nothing. So I had to manually click him and say "go to work" never received the option to follow them.
Next work day rolls around and my sim simply puts on his police outfit walks out the door and goes to work without me..
I think he dislikes me.. Maybe it's because I, err... woohoo blocked him?
On a more serious note, rather annoying bug. :[
That's exactly what I was getting, but, now, an added glitch, wipes my sim's job, from memory, completely, after travel.
Are you using mods in your game ?
I am, but I played it without them, and still couldn't follow to work, on the second day.
Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps-amp-Known-Issues/m-p/3621199
You won't loose anything. Just make sure to not delete any files and make a backup.
Try on a new game with nothing added back first (start new game). If it works, put back your save game and try again. If it still works, you can start putting stuff back.
The rest does not need putting back, cause they are mostly cache files that recreate or log files that are not needed for the game.
