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Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.81.72.1239
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except Cottage Living, Journey to Batuu, Dream Home decorator, Paranormal, Nifty Knitting, Moschino, and Romantic Garden.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Send your sim to work. When they come home, their icon is still at work.
What happens when the bug occurs? The sim comes home from work but their Icon is grey and it looks like they are still at work.
What do you expect to see? Well when they come home, they should actually come home.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. The update on 9.27.21 is when I started noticing the issue

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I've tried everything, including removing the mods. I've since put them back because it's making no difference for me. I thought if I waited until the next patch update, it would stop, but it has gotten worse. Before I could travel somewhere else and it would fix the problem for a day. Now, that doesn't even work. I know this has been brought up in the past but has this been happening to anyone else in 2021.

For clarification:

My sim goes to work and comes home, but their icon stays at work. Which means... I have no access to my inventory, I don't get paid, and I don't get promoted. 

I haven't played this game in more than a month, and I've never had a bug I couldn't fix/get around until now. I can't play this way.