[ryandrake]

I was briefly a PM in a past company and I agree 100%. The obsession with chasing business metrics over actual performance, quality, and end-user value is demoralizing. And it’s not just chasing metrics: it’s chasing vanity metrics like 7-day retention and number of weekly new installs (ignoring uninstalls).

I could never give the engineering team time to fix bugs, improve efficiency, or clean up tech debt, because of the constant pressure to feature-cram and juice “engagement” metrics.

I’ve since moved on to being a Program Manager so I can focus on the “when” and “how” and be a neutral third party when it comes to the “what”. Only way to keep sane.