r/science • u/eastbayted • 2d ago

Health Sick food service workers remain top driver of viral foodborne outbreaks in US

https://www.healio.com/news/gastroenterology/20250331/sick-food-service-workers-remain-top-driver-of-viral-foodborne-outbreaks-in-us
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u/General-Smoke169 2d ago edited 2d ago

It’s seen as a virtue in the service industry in the US to work while sick. People who call out are judged or assumed to be lazy. You would think the culture might have changed after covid, but it didn’t

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u/HelenEk7 2d ago

It’s seen as a virtue in the industry in the US to work while sick.

Even if you work as a nurse for instance?

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u/General-Smoke169 2d ago

This post is about the service industry, I am sorry for assuming people would realize by “the industry” I meant the industry we were discussing. I will edit my comment

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u/HelenEk7 2d ago

Others say that the same is the case for nurses. I asked to find out if this is a restaurant problem or a general work-place problem.

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u/codysck 2d ago

No matter what industry you work for, they want you to come in sick. It's not a service industry problem it's an American problem

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u/IncendiaryIceQueen 2d ago

I worked in a hospital in the past so this is entirely anecdotal, but yes hospitals are just the same about coming to work sick and shaming people for using leave. At least that was the culture of the hospital I worked at. They made a receptionist stay and work even though she had pink eye.