{
  "id": 18487118,
  "title": "The real reason your coworker is taking time off this month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/the-real-reason-your-coworker-is-taking-time-off-this-month",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T11:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/pto-sick-days-wow-forever-gta-6-zelda-ocarina-time-2026-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three major, nostalgia-packed AAA video games are arriving this month: World of Warcraft: Forever, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake and Grand Theft Auto 6. As a result, a significant number of workers are using paid time off (PTO) simultaneously. Some companies are granting the day off, while others are preparing for a surge in call-outs. This month, many video gaming adults may be sick - ahem, ahem. November features three highly anticipated, nostalgia-filled video game releases.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}