EQUIPThe Verge · 1d ago
Xbox mandates a four-day return to office
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Microsoft has increased the mandatory in-office requirement for most Xbox employees to four days per week. This policy shift aims to enhance internal collaboration following feedback regarding hybrid work performance.
- 01Xbox employees must now report to physical offices four days each week
- 02The policy represents an increase from the previous three-day weekly attendance mandate
- 03Internal memos cite the need for improved interpersonal collaboration as the primary driver
- 04Microsoft continues to refine workplace requirements based on organizational feedback and productivity goals
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Microsoft asked its employees to return to the office three days per week last year, and it's now upping this requirement to four days a week for most Xbox employees. An internal memo, seen by The Verge, describes the change as a "need to create more opportunities for people to work together" after feedback from […]