At a regional bus company, three drivers who have each been treated for depression talk about their own experiences at every monthly depot meeting for two years, even though some colleagues mock them at first. Over this time, more and more drivers start to say openly that depression is an illness rather than a weakness. When most staff hold this view, the company changes its sickness policy so that time off for a mental health problem is handled in the same way as time off for a physical illness. A depot manager who privately still believes depression is a weakness then approves a driver's time off for depression under the new policy.