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My time off request was denied but I need the day off

I requested a day off next week to take my boyfriend to a work conference. I foolishly committed to taking him before getting my request approved and it was denied because I’m out of personal leave (used 80% of my sick days just in November from the flu and covid back to back) Regardless, I’m 24 and I work a minimum wage job at a school. In the grand scheme of things, I’d rather drive him and do something fun by myself than waste the day at work. I want a new job anyway but don’t want to burn bridges at this one. Do I just not show up? Tell my manager, “cool, um, I’m still not going to show up”. Do I call out sick like I should have just done but my dumbass wanted to be honest?


I requested a day off next week to take my boyfriend to a work conference. I foolishly committed to taking him before getting my request approved and it was denied because I’m out of personal leave (used 80% of my sick days just in November from the flu and covid back to back)

Regardless, I’m 24 and I work a minimum wage job at a school. In the grand scheme of things, I’d rather drive him and do something fun by myself than waste the day at work. I want a new job anyway but don’t want to burn bridges at this one.

Do I just not show up? Tell my manager, “cool, um, I’m still not going to show up”. Do I call out sick like I should have just done but my dumbass wanted to be honest?

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