Xbox mandates a four-day return to office

<figure> <img alt="Vector collage of the Xbox logo." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25485114/STK048_XBOX2__A.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft asked its employees to return to the office <a href="https://www.theverge.com/report/774414/microsoft-return-to-office-policy-announcement">three days per week last year</a>, and it's now upping this requirement to four days a week for most Xbox employees. An internal memo, seen by <em>The Verge</em>, describes the change as a "need to create more opportunities for people to work together" after feedback from Xbox employees.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"Starting February 1st, 2027, Xbox employees in Puget Sound who live within 50 commuting miles of Studio D are required to work from the office a minimum of four days a week," says Jacinda Chislum Pearson, Xbox chief people officer, in the internal memo. "We have thousands of Xbox employees within commuting distance …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/report/1015733/xbox-return-to-office-policy-four-days">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>