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> since, AFAIK, the post is where the term was first used outside of private conversations with friends of mine I believe the term is used in the Valve employe

> since, AFAIK, the post is where the term was first used outside of private conversations with friends of mine I believe the term is used in the Valve employees handbook

cemerick 13y ago
It's close (from http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.p...): We’ve heard that other companies have people allocate a percentage of their time to self-directed projects. At Valve, that percentage is 100. I definitely don't claim any originality in the concept. The pithy, perhaps eye-roll-worthy phrasing, maybe. ;-)
- loumf 13y ago
  Didn't I just read on HN that the Valve thing was BS? http://www.develop-online.net/news/44746/Valves-perfect-hiring-hierarchy-has-hidden-management-clique-like-High-School http://www.develop-online.net/news/44746/Valves-perfect-hiri... I know Chas fairly well, and I'm reasonably sure this isn't what he was talking about.
  - cemerick 13y ago
    Yes, that reply was only regarding the particular phrase "100% time", and the very broad concept of self-directed work.
    - dugmartin 13y ago
      This is turning into a Western Mass developers thread. Paging cmiles74 and ggualberto.