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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews Sep 17

    'I dialled into work and prayed my baby wouldn't wake up'https://bbc.in/2NmEkQg 

    11:40 PM - 17 Sep 2018
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    17 replies 9 retweets 35 likes
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      2. Chris Brennan‏ @chrispb13 Sep 17
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Maternity rights/leave etc. are fine but why should she expect career progression etc. and being "in the loop" when she's not there?

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      2. Mike Nitti‏ @MNitti Sep 18
        Replying to @BBCNews

        I work flex hrs that knit into my wifes hours and can do 2 days at home should I choose to, if anything it has made me more productive as I appreciate the benefits it gives me, less commuting, do school runs, no need for childcare, employers should harness it as best they can.

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      3. Mike Nitti‏ @MNitti Sep 18
        Replying to @MNitti @BBCNews

        No matter what your level in your company.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Christine‏ @Supey Sep 18
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Where are the dads in this dilemma? Why is it usually the mums who suffer work discrimination after a child is born? It shouldn’t be ‘maternity’ leave just because women bear the child both parents planned to have. Step up fathers/partners.

        6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. John Davies‏ @JohnDDavies82 Sep 18
        Replying to @Supey @BBCNews

        Probably working 24/7 due to the sexist and measly allocation that fathers get for paternity leave...

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      1. TeacherinWonderland‏ @nades359 Sep 18
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Not an appropriate headline for the nature of the story. Appalling.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Tomb Roberts‏ @Beardyknave Sep 18
        Replying to @BBCNews

        This sounds A LOT darker than you probably intended it to.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
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      1. The Original Beef Jerky Josh ft Xerxes‏ @Bigfat3mo Sep 18
        Replying to @BBCNews

        You cant have your cake and eat it

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      1. [Name Redacted]‏ @FethingEnglish Sep 17
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Almost like being a mother is a woman's highest calling and this degenerate system that has them scrambling up the career ladder wastes their most fertile years and leaves them depressed and anxious.

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      1. Granville Swyke‏ @TeddyOist Sep 17
        Replying to @BBCNews

        In case anyone is wondering, the quote "prayed my baby wouldn't wake up" is nowhere near as chilling as it sounds here. Essentially, she just wanted extended quiet time to do some work

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      1. Lucie Robertson‏ @LucyMrobert Sep 17
        Replying to @BBCNews

        I work every weekend because of my babies I would sacrifice my career over my kids. My kids are precious and nothing comes between me n my kids

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      1. Fi‏ @missfifi Sep 18
        Replying to @BBCNews

        The other side of this is the full time workers who have to go to more meetings,stay later and do more overtime because part timers 'arent available'

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      1. WinchSailor‏ @SailorWinch Sep 18
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        Working people who are part time or flexi-time is a nightmare. Not available, holding up meetings until the day they are in, unable to make joint decisions two or three says a week, Its the rest of us who need a pay rise for putting up with it.

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      1. Debbie Hutchinson‏ @GuevarasGirl Sep 17
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Employer willingness to allow flexible working hours increased as smart phones became more available. The myth of cool new media/IT companies belies the fact that people are expected to allow work to permeate their personal lives constantly. Clocking off had huge advantages

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      2. bo brummel‏ @silicon_valets Sep 18
        Replying to @BBCNews

        How about she stops worrying about what shes being left out of at work (which is probably nothing) and get joy from her friends, family and daughter (you know the important things in life).

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. bo brummel‏ @silicon_valets Sep 18
        Replying to @silicon_valets @BBCNews

        She's has been given flexitime so she can both work and raise her child and she is complaining about it because work isn't as fun as it was. she should grow up.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. End of conversation

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