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Re: [OPEN] [SE] Workaholic Sim keeps trying to leave lot to 'Go To Work'

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? 1.71.86.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Every single expansion pack. Every game pack except star wars. And the stuff packs including romantic garden, spooky, kids room, toddler, laundry day, my first pet, mochino, and nifty knitting.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? My sim is level 7 of the charity organizer career. Recently she got the workaholic lifestyle. Bug occurs when she is tense from not being at work. She then goes to work on off hours. I have no mods.
What happens when the bug occurs? My sim won't stop going to work on off hours. I'll try to cancel her being at work on off hours but it just immediately makes her go back. I can't make her do anything else. I can play with other sims in the household but the second I try to interfere with her the game quits out. Her actual hours for work started but I can't make her go because she is stuck on the off hours action. I've tried to repair the game, make sure it's updated, and restarting/shutting off my computer. I've also tried restarting the sim but it just makes my game crash as any other attempt to break her from this does. Don't know what to do. Hope this doesn't make it impossible to play game.
What do you expect to see? I expect to be able to have my sim go to work and not constantly be wanting to go to work when she is not there. Anytime I leave her without anything in her queue she goes to work. I think it shouldn't be so in control of her life. I also obviously expect my game to not shut down every time I try to break her from the workaholic spell. I imagine the workaholic lifestyle is what is bugged here. This makes it impossible to play. Don't know if I need to use a cheat to remove the lifestyle or just remove her from the household. Neither are great options. I won't play the game for a while until this is fixed.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

I can't add the screen recording I took because it is too big a file i guess. It just showed my sim gone at work on off hours and every time I click the action to cancel it gets replaced over and over until suddenly the game crashes. 

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  • Product: The Sims 4
    PlatformPC
    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? 1.84.171.1030
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cottage Living, Snowy Living, Eco Lifestyle, Discover University, Island Living, Get famous, Seasons, Cats and Dogs, City Living, Get together, Get to Work.

    Game Packs - Dream Home Decorator, Journey to Batuu, Strangerville, Jungle Adventure, Parenthood, Dine out, Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat

    Stuff - Spooky, Nifty Knitting, Tiny Living, Moschino, My first pets, Laundry day, Toddler Fitness, Bowling night, Vintage Glamour, Backyard, Kids Room, Romantic Garden, Movie Hangout, Cool Kitchen, Perfect Patio, Luxury Party

    Free Stuff - Holiday Celebration Pack
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? My sim, Deanna Eddy (She lives at Jasmine Suites Apartments in San Myshuno. This is my legacy world it has a bunch of played sims) was working as a Master of the real - i think level 8.  I decided to change to the entertainer career when a sim called me and offered me the job.. Joined at level 4.  Ever since she dropped the master of the real job she has been tense because of her workaholic trait and thinks she doesn't have a  job.  I thought maybe it if she went to work she would realize she has a job. Nope. Still doesn't think she has a job.
    What happens when the bug occurs? My sim is too tense to do some actions.  I tried resetting her by holding shift.  I tried saving and exiting the game. But I suspect I'll have to remove the lifestyle trait of being a workaholic.
    What do you expect to see? I expect her to realize she has a job.
    Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? No - all deactivated
    Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Not sure - never had a workaholic trait before that I can remember

  • PipMenace's avatar
    PipMenace
    Hero
    3 years ago

    @SimGuruRitzy  Are you still looking for saves? Because my game is still doing this. Stressed from being "jobless" even as she completes daily tasks, constantly trying to leave to "Go to Work" - even while working from home, she'll abandon work tasks because she's too tense from work withdrawal and try to go to work. It's ridiculous. Especially since every Sim always gets workaholic eventually, unless you actually make them skip work on a regular basis.

    I normally have a mod in that fixes the workaholic lifestyle, but since the last update I've been using my mod-free save and I'd forgotten just how bad this bug was.

  • SimGuruRitzy's avatar
    SimGuruRitzy
    Icon for EA Staff rankEA Staff
    3 years ago
    @PipMenace

    Hello,

    Thanks for all of the information about this issue. We no longer need saves for this issue.

    The team is looking into it. However, it will take some time.
  • Asherbean13's avatar
    Asherbean13
    3 years ago

    Do you still need save files for this?  My sim just left a date to go to work before I could cancel it

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