Imagine: You are planning to attend a event of some sort, that coincides with three hours of work. You have obtained permission to miss those hours of work to attend this (non-work related) event.
At the last minute (say, 8 hours ahead of time) This event is canceled. You could go to work; it is no longer necessary to miss it.
Question: Are you ethically obligated to go to work for those three hours?
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Ethically speaking, you're a horrible person either way. So, take the consistent way out and call in sick for the rest of work.
I figure that in this context it's all about the small print. If whoever gave you the time off didn't specifically state that you should come into work if the event is cancelled, then no harm done. If it makes you feel any better, I wouldn't go to work in this situation.
Just make sure you have a good story to compensate for your absence, if anyone asks. ;)
Ethically: Work.
Realistically: No Work.
My reasoning was that if one is given time off for something non-work-related, then work has no stake in what thing-unrelated-to-work one actually does. In short, time off is time off. Aaand I didn't go. I just wanted to see if I was harder on myself than other people would be.
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