> Heh, are there actual companies where this is possible?
I've seen companies where this was presented as a benefit. The small ones said things like "you have X ours a week you can spend working on whatever part of our product/infrastructure you want, even outside your current role!" while bigger ones restricted it to "corporate hackathons" (aka work after hours for a cold pizza and some warm beer).
If there's a why to persuade an engineer to work for free, out there there's at least a couple MBAs who've tried it.
I've seen companies where this was presented as a benefit. The small ones said things like "you have X ours a week you can spend working on whatever part of our product/infrastructure you want, even outside your current role!" while bigger ones restricted it to "corporate hackathons" (aka work after hours for a cold pizza and some warm beer).
If there's a why to persuade an engineer to work for free, out there there's at least a couple MBAs who've tried it.