AI at work · fictional workplace scenes
The activity count becomes the whole review
Otto prepares Dana's 1:1 notes with a chart of Ollie's messages and completed cards. The chart leaves out the decision he clarified for Casey that stopped an unnecessary draft. Dana sees lots of visible activity but no explanation of the result. The convenient count has become the conversation instead of evidence for it.
Why it looked good
Messages and cards are easy to count. They do not explain whether the work helped someone make the decision the project needed.
Q1 · What is this really for?
What result should this review help us understand, beyond the amount of visible activity?
Q2 · Who decides, and did they?
Who can confirm the result of Ollie's clarification, and have we checked that account with Casey?
The next move
Dana asks Ollie for one concrete result and checks its context with him, using the chart as a prompt rather than a verdict.
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