> The side projects kept losing this argument. But I fail to see the problem with that. This is the company's problem. Seriously. At places like Dupont and M

> The side projects kept losing this argument. But I fail to see the problem with that. This is the company's problem. Seriously. At places like Dupont and Merck it was mandatory for a scientist in R&D to work on projects of their own choosing and publish. The research was part of your evaluation, and if you didn't measure up you were out. I believe at least Dupont still uses this model.