Ahead of GTA VI’s release, Logitech is giving 7,000 employees the day off to play video games—and its CEO says it’ll boost productivity
Logitech, however, is getting ahead of the curve: The $13 billion tech giant is giving its 7,000 global employees a day off to play video games.
Key points
- “And it’s pretty tiny in the big picture anyway.” Instead, Logitech is betting that giving employees dedicated time to play could actually make them more productive.
- “When people have dedicated time to log off, decompress and immerse themselves in play, they return with clearer focus, renewed energy and fresh approaches to complex challenges.” Logitech’s executives largely practice what they teach.
- Laird has a friendly competition with coworkers playing the mobile block puzzle game Block Blast, while chief financial officer Matteo Anversa plans to take his game day off to play Forza on a simulation racing rig.
Dubbed “Logi Game Day,” the new initiative gives Logitech employees, from full-time workers to interns, the opportunity to take one day off from now until this time next year to play a game of their choice.
“If employees choose to spend their Gaming Time Off exploring Vice City on launch day, you won’t hear any complaints from us,” a Logitech spokesperson added to Fortune.
Additional details
- Logitech says playing video games like GTA 6 can make workers more productive One estimate suggested that the U.S.
- GTA VI fever is spreading: Workers are booking PTO, and the Army is using the game to lure soldiers into reenlisting Logitech isn’t the only organization taking advantage of the GTA VI hype.
- economy could lose as much as $1 billion in productivity as 1.5 million workers potentially skip work for GTA VI’s release.
- Grand Theft Auto VI’s highly-anticipated launch next week has some businesses bracing for a productivity nightmare, with millions of gamers potentially calling out sick—or sneaking in playtime on the clock.
- But according to Victor Matheson, an economist at the College of the Holy Cross who studies sports and major events, even if the figure were accurate, the lost productivity might not be such a bad thing.
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