Recently, high-profile White Sox player Adam LaRoche walked away from a $13 million contract after he was told that he had to limit the amount of time he could spend with his son, Drake, while on the job. Unfortunately, this national headline is a high-profile example of the decision many American workers face every day: family or career. According to the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, less than 1 percent of American workplaces allow employees to bring their children to work. Meanwhile, only 20 percent participate in informal Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work days. Given those numbers, it might be time to rethink family-negative corporate structures. Employees are happiest when they are able to take care of their personal affairs. And happy employees are about 12 percent more productive, according to the University of Warwick. And while allowing parents to bring their children to the office might be too big of a jump for some managers, the idea of allowing parents more time with their children is starting to take hold. The same survey found that 10 percent of workplaces are now offering paid leave for parents to attend their children’s activities.