This is a classic of "a metric becomes a target" which turns into "so the way to get ahead is to lie about the metrics". It's an inefficient way of telling peop

This is a classic of "a metric becomes a target" which turns into "so the way to get ahead is to lie about the metrics". It's an inefficient way of telling people what personality they need to fake in order to get ahead. Corporate Stakhanovism. It's funny how very large employers can end up with a culture which replicates some of the pathologies of Soviet life.