[imaginenore]

You could spend that 4 hours developing a side project. 4 hours a day is a LOT of time.

[wesleytodd]

Often times that is what I am doing during my breaks. Resolving github issues or answering side project emails. So it really all does work out.

[v13inc]

There is potentially a big legal difference between tinkering on your side projects at work, compared to carving out time for them at home. Unless you have a specific exemption in your contract, then your employer owns all your work that you do in the office or on their equipment.

[stefantalpalaru]

You'll get in legal trouble if you do that on company time and on company premises.

[imaginenore]

No, I mean, you can go home after 8 hours (or whatever your contract says), and work on your own shit.