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Owner’s wife told me I was ‘pregnant, not dying’ and to stop being selfish

Back in 2012 before my daughter was born. Working in a food court deli, the new owner's wife bitched me out in front of customers for taking a sick day to see my doctor when I was about 35weeks along and feeling absolutely awful. She said I was selfish to take time off and that I was 'only pregnant, not dying' and I should be able to work right up to day of labour like she did. I developed pre eclampsia at 37weeks and almost stroked giving birth and had some complications afterwards too. 11 years on and I'm still pissed off thinking about it.


Back in 2012 before my daughter was born. Working in a food court deli, the new owner's wife bitched me out in front of customers for taking a sick day to see my doctor when I was about 35weeks along and feeling absolutely awful. She said I was selfish to take time off and that I was 'only pregnant, not dying' and I should be able to work right up to day of labour like she did.
I developed pre eclampsia at 37weeks and almost stroked giving birth and had some complications afterwards too. 11 years on and I'm still pissed off thinking about it.

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