The real reason your coworker is taking time off this month
Source: Business Insider ·
PTO requests are on the rise as "Grand Theft Auto 6," "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," and "World of Warcraft: Forever" all release this month.
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It's game time. And there's a spike in PTO requests to prove it.Nintendo, Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images, Rockstar GamesThree major nostalgia-packed AAA video games are releasing this month — including "GTA 6."The result? Lots and lots of workers are using PTO at the same time.Some companies are giving employees the day off. Others are bracing for an influx of call-outs.This month, a lot of video gaming adults might be — ahem, ahem — "sick."November is filled with three highly anticipated, nostalgia-filled video game releases. On Wednesday, "World of Warcraft: Forever" debuted. On Thursday, it was "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" remake.They arrived roughly two weeks before the granddaddy of all video game releases: "Grand Theft Auto 6," which comes out November 19 after a 13-year buildup.That's all creating a bit of an awkward staffing situation.GTA 6 is Take-Two Interactive's highly anticipated releaseRockstar"This is a singularity event," Omar Soliman, a cofounder of College…