Would you make use of "Google 20%" time if your employer encouraged and funded it?

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Published on 2010-09-25T15:43:52Z Indexed on 2011/11/25 18:03 UTC
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We know about Google's 20% projects, whereby a developer can spend up to 20% of their time on a personal project which interests them.

If your employer let you spend 20% of your time on a project that wasn't part of your day-to-day work, would you make use of it?

I can think of a couple of reasons why not:

  • It would make your normal work take 20% longer (extended deadline)
  • You might want to keep your personal idea "personal."

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