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How much is too much to have a pregnant coworker to say "I can't go to work today because I'm pregnant"?

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The title itself is indeed sound very mean towards a pregnant mother who keeps on skipping work because she is expecting.  Just like how some people are having bad menstrual period every month that they can't even to go to school, work or even go about their daily lives. I get it!!! I am also a working mother who used to carry my big belly but I obliged to my duty as required.  I do feel lucky that my discomforts- morning sickness, swollen feet and fatigue- during pregnancy were tolerable. Still, I still turned up and would not simply call the office for a sick leave because I know it would trouble others.  Even for monthly antenatal checkup, by virtue, one should take a leave for those appointments. Who would do the pregnant coworker's job? Every employee in an organisation has their own role and workload. Can you imagine by having someone taking leave, and you are given her job on top of what you have to finish? Will the boss pay you more as you are doing two-person job?  Wor

Huawei Band 3 spoilt exactly three days after the warranty void.

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Bought this Huawei Band 3 smartwatch few days before my birthday last year.  The price was RM239. It is slightly expensive than those I used to buy. Since it is Huawei, I thought it would last longer, but the same fate happened to it.  But I won't deny it is a better version of smartwatch as it tracked the steps better.  My previous watch even recorded my hand movement in playing drum or bumpy car ride as "steps".  However, as for tracking my distance/stride, the ability for Huawei watch is slightly lacking.  I ran on a 400-metre track, but the GPS gave less distance for that measured distance.  If you are concern about your sleep, this band gives quite precise analysis. Another plus point is the charging method, instead of diassamble the piece, this model allows user to charge it directly using USB cable.  Its waterproof feature also allowed me to track my swimming activities and bring it to shower. Somehow, I wonder whether bringing them into water make its lifespan sho