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Google still has 20% time. That is a myth. Google even has an internal startup incubator that allows participants to spend 100% of their time on 20% projects.

• ameister14 9y ago
  They still have 20% time for a small set of people, but it's not nearly as widespread as it once was.
  • wsh91 9y ago
    That's not true. Anyone has access to 20% time, the question is just whether or not it makes sense for individual people. Source: I work here and take advantage of 20% time.
    • parhurs 9y ago
      I have to ask out of curiosity: with Google having over 50,000 employees, are you in a place to say 'anyone' (sure, we're talking about developers, but still)?
      • wsh91 9y ago
        Only because this question has been asked multiple times at TGIF (regular all-hands meeting).
• aarpmcgee 9y ago
  I was never allowed 20% time during my stint at Goog, was not a myth for me :)