--- title: Ubisoft Fires Lead Designer for Criticizing... description: Ubisoft terminated Lead Level Designer David Michaud-Cromp days after he publicly criticized the company's return-to-office policy on LinkedIn. He received a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-fires-lead-designer-for-criticizing-return-to-office-policy-y3jpkicat twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubisoft Fires Lead Designer for Criticizing Return-to-Office Policy | daily.dev og:description: Ubisoft terminated Lead Level Designer David Michaud-Cromp days after he publicly criticized the company's return-to-office policy on LinkedIn. He received a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-fires-lead-designer-for-criticizing-return-to-office-policy-y3jpkicat og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/y3JPkiCAt.png og:image:alt: Ubisoft Fires Lead Designer for Criticizing Return-to-Office Policy og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubisoft Fires Lead Designer for Criticizing Return-to-Office Policy **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubisoft terminated Lead Level Designer David Michaud-Cromp days after he publicly criticized the company's return-to-office policy on LinkedIn. He received a three-day unpaid suspension for alleged breach of duty of loyalty, then was fired three days later. Ubisoft stated that respectful feedback doesn't lead to dismissal but cited Code of Conduct violations. Reports suggest Michaud-Cromp had previously criticized leadership decisions, including the CEO appointing his son to lead a subsidiary. The designer advocates for remote work effectiveness based on clear goals, trust, and communication rather than physical proximity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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