We all want to live rich and meaningful lives — at work and at home — without sacrificing aspects of either. Around the world, more and more employees are seeking flexible work arrangements as a result, and companies looking to meet these expectations are increasingly offering a variety of family-friendly policies. In Europe, remote work, flextime, compressed work weeks, (paid or unpaid) leaves of absence, and sabbaticals are the most common. Yet, as great as these policies sound on paper, many have unintended consequences on workers: