Ahead of GTA VI’s release, Logitech is giving 7,000 employees the day off to play video games

Logitech announced Logi Game Day on November 10, granting every employee a dedicated day off — called Gaming Time Off, or GTO — to play video games. The benefit covers the company's roughly 7,000 employees worldwide, according to Fortune. Employees can choose when to use the day between now and November 10, 2027. PT / 8 p.m. ET on Logitech G's Twitch channel.

The initiative grew out of Logitech's gaming culture and internal research linking play to workplace performance. The company cited a Harris Poll of 600 IT decision-makers who play video games, in which 65.7% identified strategic thinking and 64.2% identified teamwork as skills used in both settings, according to G Style Magazine. Logitech's own Ctrl Tomorrow study found that 81% of gamers believe gaming builds real-world confidence, reduces anxiety, and correlates with stronger day-to-day work performance, GamesBeat reported. Another study found 98.8% of enterprise IT decision-maker respondents said gaming skills directly translate to workplace capabilities including strategic thinking, complex problem-solving, and performing under pressure.

"It's time to retire the stereotype that gaming is a waste of time," said Hanneke Faber, Logitech's CEO, in a statement quoted by GamesBeat. "As a company designing products for work and play, we see every day how engagement in one sphere supports performance in the other." Robin Piispannen, Logitech G's general manager and a former competitive gamer, will host the November 19 streaming event. "Whether diving into a game like GTA VI or Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, shaving seconds off lap times in Forza, or teaming up in an online battle, Game Day gives our team a shared purpose," Piispannen said. "We see firsthand how Logitech employees who sharpen their skills in-game translate directly back to work and problem solving." Elaine Laird, Logitech's chief people officer, added: "Play is not the opposite of work. 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."