Before I was in software I spent many years in the restaurant industry and I can't imagine how tough it must be for those employees. The article mentions that

Before I was in software I spent many years in the restaurant industry and I can't imagine how tough it must be for those employees. The article mentions that her boss told her not to come to work if she feels sick. In the industry, I never received anything but pushback for banging out, even when I was deathly ill. The opposite can be true with managers issuing repercussions for calling in sick.