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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do not call in sick. This is now a fireable offense, as they know you intended to take the day off.

Go talk to your boss and tell him exactly why you need to take the day off - last minute college tour spot opened up. Tell him that you will be taking a vacation day and that he needs to work it out directly with the HR manager. Remind him that you have not taken any time off in two years and have generally never given him troubles.

But you need to definitively tell him you won't be in that day and that you're happy to make an action plan, if needed, to ensure work gets done on time while you are out. Stand firm. [/quote]

That is not necessarily true. I worked a a company with a similar 2 weeks notice policy for vacation.  Sick leave was to be used for anything with less notice than the two weeks.  We all had 2 weeks of vacation and 1 week of sick leave. So, at this company a vacation request would have been rejected because it was less than 2 weeks away, but the expectation would be that you would use a sick day. I would notify my manager/team lead that I will be using a day of sick leave for an appointment on xx date. That way your manager can plan ahead for the work but you are following HR policy. At every company I have ever worked at sick leave was allowed to be used for medical appointments for the employee and family members that needed the employee to attend. HIPPA laws say the employer can not ask what the appointment is for. To me it sounds like OP needs a mental health sick day.[/quote]

I am kind of at a loss tbh now. HR is incredibly rigid and the handbook has absolutely no provision for anything in between the two week notice and sick day, but surely this scenario must occur, because life happens. Yet they didn't say to resubmit as a sick day (even though I do have sick time off accrued). Part of me thinks I should not go on the trip now but I am very resentful about it. I don't feel treated like a human being. I hesitate about asking if a sick day would be appropriate.[/quote]

Even if you have never met your manager in person, surely you have communicated with the manager over the phone or video chat. It would not hurt to say that your need for a day off came up last minute and if there is any way the manager can override the policy. You can say that this is the first time you have asked for this and you are disappointed that there is no flexibility, especially when you are flexible and take on extra work. Your manager may surprise you and go to bat for you since it is only one day. You will only know if you try. [/quote]

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