There's nothing wrong with caring for your child. The cause of this situation is insufficient paternal leaves, not having and raising children.
If you as an employer provide a leave of just 15 days for the father (I've seen really big companies do this), and just a few months for the mother, don't be surprised if people lose productivity or just straight up leave when they have children.
Most EU countries have great paternal leave policies. Most other countries could learn something from them.
Somehow, it has become acceptable to forget raising a family for the sake of working, and it's disheartening to see people actually defend companies when they set these policies.
Edit with some more thoughts:
95% of all the time you will spend with your parents is gone. [1]
If your child is raised by a caretaker, you're losing a huge chunk of all the time you'll get with them. On your deathbed, would you feel proud of having delivered another feature instead of spending a bit more time with your family and children?
If you as an employer provide a leave of just 15 days for the father (I've seen really big companies do this), and just a few months for the mother, don't be surprised if people lose productivity or just straight up leave when they have children.
Most EU countries have great paternal leave policies. Most other countries could learn something from them.
Somehow, it has become acceptable to forget raising a family for the sake of working, and it's disheartening to see people actually defend companies when they set these policies.
Edit with some more thoughts:
95% of all the time you will spend with your parents is gone. [1]
If your child is raised by a caretaker, you're losing a huge chunk of all the time you'll get with them. On your deathbed, would you feel proud of having delivered another feature instead of spending a bit more time with your family and children?
[1]: https://seeyourfolks.com/