Ubisoft has consistently been in the headlines over the past couple of years, and rarely for positive reasons. It's no secret that the French giant is struggling, with the company's stock price having fallen by over 95 per cent in the last five years.
The latest controversy facing the studio involves a now-former employee named David Michaud-Cromp, a veteran game designer and team lead at Ubisoft Montreal. Just over a week ago, Ubisoft Montreal mandated that every employee return to the office five days a week, essentially ending remote and/or hybrid working policies.
Michaud-Cromp criticised this decision publicly, expressing his belief that everyone being present in a physical space does not encourage collaboration or foster creativity. In a video, Michaud-Cromp argues that corporations only want employees full-time in an office space to give the illusion of productivity and to justify the leasing of commercial real estate. Following the video, Michaud-Cromp was suspended by Ubisoft without pay for three days.
"Ubisoft informed me of a three-day unpaid disciplinary suspension, effective tomorrow. The measure was presented to me as being related to public comments I expressed regarding the company's return-to-office policy, and based on an alleged...
