I Have A Cold
Getting sick is not something you can plan. While a greater fraction of human beings believe it to be true, some geniuses don’t share this belief. Now imagine the people you work with belong to the latter category. How would you ever get sick leave?
This manager didn’t listen to the part where the employee said they had a cold and only considered the work-related portion of the message. However, in any healthy and professional work environment, the term “cold” should be enough to allow you a day off.