I was in Google / Nest in ~2018 or so. I knew 20% projects existed, but I'd heard they were considered a good way to not get promoted. I knew a few people that

I was in Google / Nest in ~2018 or so. I knew 20% projects existed, but I'd heard they were considered a good way to not get promoted. I knew a few people that had a 20% project they were working on, but it was the exception, not the norm.