I'm sure there are manager in the trades that are the same way, but I haven't run in to one yet. If I have to take a day off, or I'm sick, it's just an “okay, see you when you're back”. I always see managers from things like fast food, grocery stores and such telling people they need to find someone to cover. You know what they do where I've worked? The managers rearrange the work and people to cover what needs to get done.
Absolutely bamboozles me that the managers for these other jobs get away with doing that.