Logitech Gives Employees a Day Off to Play GTA VI on 19 November

Logitech has announced its first company-wide gaming day, “Logi Game Day,” on 19 November, giving about 7,000 employees a day off to play their favourite video games.

CEO Hanneke Faber said it’s time to move past the stereotype that gaming is a “waste of time.” As a company that designs for both work and play, she said, engagement in one can support performance in the other.

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The company cited its Ctrl Tomorrow study, which found that 81% of gamers believe gaming helps build confidence, reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day work performance.

A separate study found that 98.8% of enterprise IT decision-makers believe gaming skills translate into workplace capabilities such as strategic thinking, problem-solving and performing under pressure.

Chief people officer Elaine Laird said time away from work to unwind through gaming can help employees return with better focus and renewed energy. “Play is not the opposite of work,” she said.

Logitech G general manager Robin Piispanen, a former competitive gamer, said the day would let the company see how employees apply gaming skills to teamwork and problem-solving.

He named GTA VI, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 and Forza among the games staff might play, saying Game Day gives the team a shared purpose.