One of my co-workers is in Sweden and I remember a few years ago when he said he'd be out for the next few months on paternity leave. I thought it was awesome and at the same time, I wonder how Sweden pulls it off. How is their productivity so high with so many days off for maternity and paternity leave? And the 120 sick days allowed to take care of sick kids! Seems unreal to me. In the U.S. at least, I see people abusing their handful of sick days as it is. I wonder if people's behavior would change if time off didn't seem so scarce.