In other words, "We have no good way of measuring desired employee outputs — and in fact we can't describe which measurable outputs we desire in the vast majori

In other words, "We have no good way of measuring desired employee outputs — and in fact we can't describe which measurable outputs we desire in the vast majority of cases — so this is a performative substitute to make us feel like we're on top of things. Next quarter employees will need to ask for a bathroom pass, which will have strict usage limits. Usage will be tracked with a Semaphore Dashboard™: employees using the bathroom pass fewer than 5 times per quarter will be marked spring green; 5–8 times, cautionary amber; and 9 or more times, blood red."