This is my experience as well, for a large issue or for learning new tech (Let's say you have a new lib which everyone will be interacting with) it makes sense.

This is my experience as well, for a large issue or for learning new tech (Let's say you have a new lib which everyone will be interacting with) it makes sense. For day-to-day it's at best a waste of resources and at worst an excuse for people to do less while getting the same pay.