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There have been reports that the 20% time is being slowly taken away and more heavily policed, and that it's more 100% + 20% time nowadays.

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This is mostly untrue (IME) - a 20% project is strongly encouraged, and is used during the performance review. Taking time off of the main projects is expected.

Is it really a side project if it’s used in your performance review?

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