Janne Moren on Nostr: Easily predictable unintended consequences, part one million: At "Hello Work", ...

Easily predictable unintended consequences, part one million:

At "Hello Work", Japan's unemployment offices, most staff now have individual numerical targets for how many applicants go on to a work interview.

And so, in Kuroda, Tokyo, the employees started registering fake job applicants, applying for jobs, then actually going to the interviews, in order to meet their targets.

Remember: you get what you measure, not what you want.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASTDT2Q0HTDTUTIL00RM.html

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