I have re-installed it four times now. I made sure to completely delete the the files manually after the uninstall on the 2nd and subsequent uninstalls. I uninstalled the Create a Sim demo that was still floating around and manually deleted those files too. I have tried a new game at least 5 or 6 different times. I have tried it with sims that were already in the game; I've tried it with different careers and apartments. I've tried starting the game in different seasons and no events/holidays were going on at the time in any of the games. I've tried fulfilling the goals for promotion before starting work; I've tried not fulfilling the goals for promotion. I've updated my video card driver (out of sheer desperation). Since the game will only play through Steam (Origin says it's unavailable), I tried uninstalling Origin and running it...which just failed because it does launch Origin anyway. So I re-installed Origin. It worked fine on previous installs before I had City Living and Laundry whatever.
No matter what I do the sims won't go to work and the button to send them does not appear. Maybe a new expansion/pack would fix the problem but I'm loathe to throw more money at the problem when I already won't be able to refund the last two I bought. I'd be more than willing to try any suggestions at this point. Frankly, it can't get more broke.
ETA: So I did try the Get To Work expansion figuring since it affected careers to a degree maybe it would fix whatever is broken. It did not; the same problem is still occurring. It is using the EA app now instead of Origin...not sure if that's good or not. Fortunately, I tested it quickly enough to request a refund.
