I can't imagine any country not controlled by the Taliban so conservative that it is considered a f-up for a girl to kiss a guy on the cheek in public.

Saudi maybe?

Its definatly not your fault. Coukd happen to anyone.

She should have made that more clear. Your assumption was reasonable. I'm sorry people were so rude.

Honestly, the only part of this that's a fu, is going in to work after letting them know you wouldn't be there.

This may sound harsh but it's important to remember:

If you're not specifically employed to onboard new hires, it isn't your responsibility to worry about them or their needs.

If you're not a manager, outside of work the businesses coverage is none of your concern.

The peeps would love you over at r/antiwork

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Might be renting a house possibly? I was renting an apartment at 19, myself.

This is 100% on the manager and not OPs fault (with the exception of caving and going in to work). If this company has an employee app, it probably has an HR or Regional Manager as well. If I was OP I'd escalate. They should be able to time stamp OPs message of being sick and whether her manager accessed the app. The whole point of the app is to get everyone on the same page and so that there's no he said/she said about call ins. I'd bet the actual corporate policy is to go through the app, regardless of what the manager sent in an email

Let me guess, you believe in trickle down economics?

You didn't have the managers number yet the sick policy was a text/call to her personal number? Sounds to me like manager oversight and you really shouldn't be blaming yourself for this. You used the only form of contact you had available to you and went about your business.

I've been thinking about this for a while. So is there only one grocery store in the area or something? Could you possibly change your shopping schedule to a different day or time of day?

If that doesn't work. You have known these people for 20 years now... you should have a pretty good idea of how they act and think. Take a page from The Rehearsal and hire a couple actors to play your parents. Next you run through different dialogue trees (with the actors) until you figure out the correct responses to get your desired outcome.

It sure as hell isn't the employee's responsibility to find a replacement if they are sick. That's managements problem. And if employers have the power to "not ok" a sick day, (especially if there has been no interaction with a doctor) you need to get yourself a union for better working rights. Cause those industrilization-work ethics are severly outdated.

1. It's your responsibility to make sure your supervisor knows about the situation and has someone who can work in your place. If they didn't give you an okay then you're going to work, period.
2. Control your mother, she has no business calling your employer.

Didn't you say you textet her on a company app? If so, I think the tifu is the not saying no to go to work when sick. It reads a little bit like your manager is mad at you because there is no redundant planning...

No one is going to comment on this guy having a house at 19 years old?

Dont think this is your fault.

It happens. We've all done it. Given time this will become a funny story in the pub.

yeah i could see that! thanks for "pushing back"

yeah ofc, but op already explained himself, if he were to keep up that he did nothing wrong or would keep explaining himself that wouldn't help.

Some of us don’t have much to be happy about. Let us be happy about our cats, please.

Nothing

You need a new friend if they are that sensitive with you even apologizing.

Is his... Is his gender trademarked?

OP WHAT HAPPENED PLZ TELL US

I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENEDDDDDDD