This summer, I was lucky enough to receive a 10 week internship; however, I would have to leave one week early in order to go to RA training. This was communicated to my internship employers months ago, and it was agreed that this was fine, as long as I attend the report out the last week of my internship. I asked my RA supervisor if this was okay to do and she gave me permission to leave training to attend the report out. However, she failed to mention this to HER supervisor until this week, a few days before my internship report out, and her supervisor is the authority that decides which RAs can be excused from training. Her supervisor overuled her decision and said I cannot go to my internship report out. This is very embarrassing for me, and I believe it will make the company think I have low initiative and morals. It also doesn’t help that there is another intern who is also an RA at the same university as me who was allowed to attend the report out, only because they’re under different management than me. If I leave training unexcused, I will be immediately fired and lose housing and my meal plan for the year. I plan on calling HR today and breaking the news to them, any advice?