Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., will ask employees to return to the office five days a week beginning in April as the video-game maker enters the final stages of development on its next game, the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI.
Exactly! We expect each team member to be responsible for their own work and not be micromanaged.
I’m a manager, and if I have to micromanage someone, I’d rather just fire them and hire someone more responsible. It’s not fair to the team to keep someone like that around, and fortunately we’ve only had to do it twice in the three years I’ve been here (they had plenty of warning). The rest are incredibly responsible and need practically no oversight, just a confidential reminder once or twice a year (if that) if they’re not following team expectations.
I spend half my time working with my team, and the other half keeping them out of meetings. I personally prefer remote work and try to eliminate useless meetings so in-office time is actually worthwhile. Most of our meetings end early, and I’m trying to get them even shorter.