The policy still exists (it is still encouraged, me & my coworkers used it in the last ~2 years). The "120%" issue is up to individual / manager (like many thi

The policy still exists (it is still encouraged, me & my coworkers used it in the last ~2 years). The "120%" issue is up to individual / manager (like many things at Google), I just took Fridays off of my main project, other people have different approaches. Whether doing 20% impacts performance / promotion - it again depends on the individual and their level, two data points: - I used 20% to start a team / role transfer, ended up on a very interesting project & team which helped my career growth - one of my coworkers used 20% to start & maintain an internal feature of a large product that directly helped his promotion case so I think 20% is great for Google and its employees (when applied wisely).