It should seem odd to us that managers can openly admit to treating their employees humanely primarily to increase profits (especially because it raises the question of what they’ll do when humane policies decrease profits), but we’ve become so deeply committed to technique that none of this phases us. Actually, knowing that family leave will increase our productivity and, therefore, benefit the company may ease our conscience about using the benefit. We don’t need to feel guilty about using paid family leave if we know it will benefit our employer in the long run!
