I was recently made aware of Thoughtbot's "investment day" perk. In essence, the company spends most Fridays Developing new skills and giving back to the community. I was wondering if there are other companies out there doing the same thing, or if anyone had tried implementing something similar and had an experience to share.
Here's an excerpt from Thoughtbot's playbook:
Investment time is time for investment in ourselves, our company, and our community.
Ideas for Fridays and in between client projects:
Contribute to open source software.
Contribute content to Upcase. Manage it on the "Upcase Content" Trello board. Pull from any list or add ideas to the "Ideas" list.
Write a blog post. Manage it on the "Editorial Calendar" Trello board.
Pick from or contribute back to dotfiles.
Share your technical research on the "Research" Trello board
Answer questions on the Upcase Forum.
Run a product design sprint on an idea of your own.
Work on conference and meetup talks and proposals.
Volunteer as a mentor for Upcase, Metis, gSchool, Dev Bootcamp, or RailsBridge, or another solid learning organization.
