Xbox mandates a four-day return to office

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 Xbox employees. "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…