Amongst supermarket workers, I often had workers concerned about letting the team down if they didn't go into work when they were sick, especially at busy times of the year. This was the culture that was allowed to permeate throughout the retail industry, with many workers reporting to me that they would be quizzed by their employer about why they couldn't go into work. They'd be asked for great detail about what was wrong with them. They'd be told they didn't sound sick—never mind that they might have had a serious splitting migraine or terrible period pain. They were pressured to come into work when they were sick, and this used to happen an awful lot. 