Someone else's company.
Every year, there seems to be such a game, which can make you not think about tea, the week before the release of the year, staring at the countdown to the line repeatedly chanting: "I will die without XXX play." ”
In 2019, the game could be Death Stranding, 2020 could be Cyberpunk 2077, and this year it could be The Eldon's Ring of Law, which will be released in a few days (don't ask why 2021 was skipped).
And on the eve of every annual blockbuster release, in addition to the game-related discussions, there is another question that is crucial - what reason should I use to ask the school/company for leave?
Considering that well-known masterpieces are often released on weekdays, and letting these eager players wait for "one more year" is tantamount to the most cruel punishment. So when the release date of the annual masterpiece arrived, a cat and mouse game between the social animal and the boss began.
Take the last "Cyberpunk 2077", some teachers are well-informed, early to find out the students' hearts of the small nine-nine, short and powerful reply with the dazzling yellow background map, so that students who try to skip class can no longer open their mouths. Some teachers understand the principle of "blocking is better than slacking", and give a surprise to those students who still insist on coming to class on special days:
It's not just teachers who understand this, but company leaders may also give employees an unexpected "benefit" when the game is released.
With Eldon's Ring of Law on sale just two days away, while most players were still figuring out how to touch the fish, Japanese game studio Packetpair (the developer of the well-known "Stitch monster" game Genesis Ideal Township) announced an exciting announcement that it was a four-day "Fahronic Holiday" for all employees.
According to an announcement issued by Pocketpair, the company will give all employees who plan to play the old ring a "legal ring holiday", which starts on the day of the release and lasts until next Monday, for a total of four days.
As for the reason for doing so, the company also wrote very directly in the statement - "Because you can't concentrate on your work anyway." In addition, they also silently put job information in the comment area.
"Rush Game Designer"
For foreign game companies, this kind of holiday behavior when the big game is released is undoubtedly the best means of publicity for themselves, and many companies have followed suit.
For example, last year, before the release of "Monster Hunter Rise", Mark-on, a Japanese software company that developed VR applications, said that because too many employees took leave on the release date, they simply gave employees a "strange hunting leave".
Similar treatment comes with Pero PeroGames, the developer of Muse Dash, who is deeper into the scene. The day before cyberpunk 2077 was released, their holiday announcement read: "Tomorrow there will be a turbulence of time and space, and in some areas it is expected that there will be a short jump to 2077." Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of our employees, we will take a temporary holiday tomorrow. ”
Although these companies post holiday announcements on social platforms, it is inevitable that there is a suspicion of "job advertising", but then again, what employee would not like a company that can give themselves a "game leave"?