There's wastes of time & wastes of time. Yes, I'm wasting company time if I'm mudcatting - but its not such a complete waste of time as the work I am supposed to be doing...
I suppose, given that the Co. pay for my time then they can do with it what they will - but really!! I find it very depressing to be developing truly rediculous mobile phone applications that are completely futile & that no-one in their right mind will ever use.
Hmph!
Mudcatting is a waste of resource from the company's point of view, but definitely not from my point of view.
Anyway - I'll justify it the same way as P Mitchell, because there is definitely a trade-off & I do tend to mull work-related things over in my own time (especially if I'm getting to work on one of the non-futile projects).
Kris K