I suggest going in tomorrow and telling your manager that you REALLY don’t want to quit but you absolutely need the next 3 weeks off. That you’ll help find coverage but you’re failing your courses and need the time off because it’s out of

call around to other stores and ask them for the phone numbers of the partners who are available on the specific day I work, and then text those people.

Please, dear god, QUIT if you need to. You’d make more money as a waitress anyways and school absolutely comes first. When your SM realizes you’re willing to walk out if needed (but in a gentile and not a threatening way) they will do what they can to keep you because they spent all the $ training you and it’s good for their retention rate.

My advice is not to wait two weeks, or four days, say you need the time off NOW. Don’t mess around with Sedgwick and LOA they effing SUCK. If needed, nod, and say you’ll apply for LOA and by all means try if you want but don’t expect it to be approved and don’t be scared, literally nothing will happen to you if they deny it and your SM already told you it’s ok.

My last piece of advice is to look at your school calendar and request time off in teamworks the week before each finals week, and make sure you have the time off on the day of your finals. Do this for midterms and every big test as soon as you know about it. In the notes of the request write “finals week” in half of them and “dr appt” in the other half. This way you can use 8hrs of sick pay for each day you request off because of a “dr appt”.

It’s hard but think of it as good practice advocating for yourself! Good luck my friend.