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Re: Sim won't go to work!!

@bajasauce17, I've never seen a career outfit in CAS so that is normal.  There isn't even a category for it. 😉

There are a few things you can try to do for a glitched Sim.  One is to have the household travel to another location like a park or museum or gym and then travel back home.  But I don't know if this will fix your problem since he was having problems all the way back to when he lived on campus. (Likewise, the trick of moving the family out of the house and either moving them to another house or back into their current house might not work in your case either, for the same reason.).

You can also try a few cheats to reset your Sim. The first one wasn't working for a while but seems to be working again.
⭐ Bring up the cheat box (On a PC press Ctrl + Shift + C

In the cheat box type "restsim Sim Name" , so if for example your Sim was Bella Goth you would type resetsim Bella Goth and press the Enter button. 

⭐ Here is a slightly more complex cheat to reset Sims:
Bring up the cheat box like before
in the cheat box type testingcheats on and press the Enter button (it will tell you if the cheat is enabled). 
Then Shift-click on the Sim you want to reset and a pie menu will pop up 
Choose Reset object (Debug) from the pie menus. 
Then you can exit testing cheats by typing testing cheats off in the cheat box and pressing Enter


Also, are you playing on an console or on a PC or Mac,?  If you are playing on a PC or Mac , do you happen to use any Mods or Custom Content (CC)? 🤔  CC and Mods can become outdated especially when EA releases a new patch for the game.  Outdated CC/Mods can cause problems in your game and they need to be found and replaced by new versions that are compatible with the most recent EA update to the game, which was on June 10th. 

There is a list of things to do to see if outdated CC/Mods are causing your problem , and this will also help you find which one is the culprit.  So, if you use Mods/CC then please do all of the following in order:

1) Move the Mods Folder to your desktop

2) Delete the  localthumbcache.package file in the game folder.

3) Fix you game in Origin by logging in and go to Library, then right-click on The Sims 4 and choose the "Repair Game" option from the list.  Wait until Origin finishes repairing all your packs and not just the base game, unless you are on a Mac and then it will repair just the base game.

4) Now, when you turn on your game again, it will create a new mods folder that will be empty.  Check to see if your game is now working without mods/CC.

5) Now you can try adding back items from your Mods folder one at a time checking your game each time to see which item is causing your game to not work properly.  If you have a lot of items, you can try the 50/50 Method. 

The CC creators will usually update the CC items and Mods after these updates, so when you find out which one is the culprit, you can get the updated version from whoever made that item of CC in the first place.  You should try these steps anytime you have problems in your game to rule out CC/Mods problems.  It is the responsibility of the Mods/CC creators to update their items anytime EA releases a patch/update, and it is the responsibility of the people who use Mods/CC to make sure they are using the most recent version, which in your case was June 10th. 

Once you have found and replaced all your outdated Mods/CC items then you can return the Mods folder back into the game! 🙂

If the steps listed above don't help, or if you don't use CC/Mods, then the problem is something else, but it is usually best to rule out a Mod/CC conflict first! 😉

Please update us on your situation! 😇

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