> Let’s demonstrate this by example. Say that you’re working in a widget factory, and management has decided you’re supposed to produce 10,000 widgets per month

> Let’s demonstrate this by example. Say that you’re working in a widget factory, and management has decided you’re supposed to produce 10,000 widgets per month... It then discusses ways that the factory might cheat to get higher numbers. But it doesn't even mention what I suspect the most likely outcome is: they achieve the target by sacrificing something else that isn't measured, such as quality of the product (perhaps by shipping defective widgets that should have been discarded, or working faster which results in more defects, or cutting out parts of the process, etc.), or safety of the workers, or making the workers work longer hours, etc.