https://xkcd.com/2899

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[later] I’m pleased to report we’re now identifying and replacing hundreds of outdated metrics per hour.

  • rynzcycle@kbin.social
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    4 months ago

    God this is too real. One place I worked loved to pick odd company wide metrics too. Instead of just like “profit”, 50% of our bonus would be determined by how low a % held stock was against revenue, globally… I worked in marketing. Needless to say the “bonus” did not motivate anyone.