> the narrative has shifted over time from "work on whatever you want one day a week" This was never the narrative, except maybe when the company was a few hun

> the narrative has shifted over time from "work on whatever you want one day a week" This was never the narrative, except maybe when the company was a few hundred people. The project has to have a relevance to the company, just not to your primary project. Most 20% has always been chipping in on a team whose problem space interests you and that you might want to transition to. That's definitely what it has been for me.