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Like many other companies, Roblox will be shifting to a model where employees are expected to work three days in the office (Tuesday through Thursday). Staffers will have until January 16th, 2024, to decide if they want to stay on at the company under the new rules. If an employee chooses to stay at Roblox and relocate, the company will help with relocation costs and expects them to report into the company\u2019s San Mateo, California, offices by July 15th, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Staffers who \u201care not able to relocate\u201d can stay at the company until April 15th, 2024. Roblox will be offering a severance package for those people who choose to leave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Roblox went fully remote in March 2020, but, according to Baszucki, the company had \u201cnumerous deep discussions\u201d about its future and ultimately decided that \u201cwe needed to get back to working in person.\u201d While he \u201choped\u201d that it \u201cmight be possible to imagine a heavily hybrid remote culture,\u201d he had a \u201cpivotal moment\u201d during the company\u2019s first \u201cpost-quarantine, in-person group gathering,\u201d he says. \u201cWithin 45 minutes I came away from three separate conversations with spontaneous to do\u2019s and ideas to put in motion, something that hadn\u2019t happened during the past few years of video meetings.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Baszucki also says that virtual working environments just aren\u2019t as good as in-person ones: \u201cWhile I\u2019m confident we will get to a point where virtual workspaces are as engaging, collaborative, and productive as physical spaces, we aren\u2019t there yet.\u201d Seems like the company has some work to do to meet its own goal<\/a> of having Roblox employees \u201cspend more time using Roblox<\/em> for remote meetings than with video\u201d within the next five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not all remote employees will have to go back to the office. People with jobs that are \u201crequired to be remote,\u201d like staffers in data centers and call centers, can stay remote, as will \u201cindividuals who have niche skill sets or significant institutional knowledge (e.g., multi-disciplinary skills, deep expertise with Roblox systems, etc.),\u201d Baszucki says. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n