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Cloud Imperium quietly steal Star Citizen developers' weekends from under them with mandated overtime in the lead up to CitizenconIt’s the “latest in a slew of ridiculous requirements," says report

It’s the “latest in a slew of ridiculous requirements," says report

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Via Insider Gaming, the memo contained a mandate to “double down over the next 18 days to make sure that once again we create an amazing experience for our community. This means for the next two weekends we will be mandating extra time for all those working on deliverables for Citcon.”

From the report:

All staff are to be in the office on Friday, October 4th and Friday, October 11th (typically a work-at-home day)

All staff are to be in the office on Saturday, October 5th, and Saturday, October 12th (for these days, the company will provide breakfast and lunch, with staff receiving company TOIL (time off in lieu) which can be stored and used for time off at a later date

All staff are to work on Sunday, October 6th, and Sunday, October 13th (this can be a work-at-home day, but the company “encourages” people to be in the office. For these days and for those in the office, the company will provide breakfast and lunch, with staff receiving company TOIL, which can be stored and used for time off at a later date.

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