Re:We Need More ‘Useless’ Knowledge
by kbenson on Monday March 06, 2017 @01:23PM
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From what I hear (from discussion between Googlers here even), is that 20% is alive and well, but is somewhat manager specific in how it's carried out and what is exected.
On the other hand, some descriptions of people using 20% time sounds like it just opens the door to them feeling okay about using company time to persue open source side projects with or without approval, as long as they are getting their work done. That's probably a good middle-road, because as long as the company is happy with your performance, and you are happy with the possibility that not spending that extra time to wow your managers might delay your advancement somewhat, it's probably as open as you could want. This of course assumes a salaried position.
On the other hand, some descriptions of people using 20% time sounds like it just opens the door to them feeling okay about using company time to persue open source side projects with or without approval, as long as they are getting their work done. That's probably a good middle-road, because as long as the company is happy with your performance, and you are happy with the possibility that not spending that extra time to wow your managers might delay your advancement somewhat, it's probably as open as you could want. This of course assumes a salaried position.