Oh sure, I do! Often, it's when the game is paused and I'm issuing instructions. "Ok, you, go over here. <<click>> You, tend the garden. <<click>> You, take a shower for goodness sake, you reek!!! Everyone set? Ok, go!!!" <<unpause>> I usually play on 3x speed, so it's amusing to see them scurry at that point.
Other times it's when I make Sim A active after having dealt with Sim B and find Sim A sitting on the sofa reading some nonsense, unproductive fiction book. "Gah, you couldn't at least find a skill book???".