It comes down to the extreme focus on performance review. It creates an environment where every engineer is pressured to move some metrics like time spent on ap

It comes down to the extreme focus on performance review. It creates an environment where every engineer is pressured to move some metrics like time spent on app, number of videos watched, or ad revenue. Because you're compared with your peers, you have to work a little more than them to maintain a good rating and stay in the race.