whenIgetthere
Well-Known Member
Once you've told your manager what the issue is, you've played your hand and can't use a sick day. My garage door broke one morning & I could not get my vehicle out no matter what I tried. I called my manager right away & explained the problem, he suggested a few things I could try to get the door open (I tried them, but I still couldn't get the door open). So when I called him back, I told him I would just use a sick day. He said I couldn't, because he knew it wasn't really a sick day & it was an unexcused absence. Being honest gets you nowhere!
Same thing happened to me, I called in sick and didn't mention the garage door at all.