does that only happen for energy for you or for all needs ?
I had this issue for a while now that I have to explicitly choose care for self for them to actually do that even though the option was already set. Did figure that was by design though ?
Are their needs really low when you get back home ?
For all needs, to varying degrees, the spamming of care for self works. They usually fill the lowest need first. Then the next click another need starts going positive, etc.so I try not to spam-click if the sim is asleep to assure the need is filled. The only time I've not seen it work is for toddlers being cared for when one parent/guardian is home (I think it was because the adult was asleep)
I've merged this with a similar issue now.
EA StaffJust to make sure it's clear - the expected behavior is that Sims should only auto-solve needs while at work/school if the needs go red (very low). In other words, needs that are not red should not be auto-solved by Sims at work/school.
If anyone is seeing a Sim's needs go red and not being auto-solved while at work/school:
