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True. Maybe the why is obvious to an Australian audience, but I’m not seeing why missing meetings and performance goals wasn’t enough to fire her.

Regardless, measuring keystrokes sounds as dumb as lines of code.

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In Australia, you need to make sure you have all your documentation lined up and iron-clad before you let someone go. Most companies I know of avoid firing, preferring to "encourage individuals to explore other opportunities" as this bypasses all of the complexities of unfair dismissal [1].

[1] https://www.fwc.gov.au/job-loss-or-dismissal/unfair-dismissa...

Sure, and I support that, but the usual documentation of performance reviews, OKRs, etc aren't enough? (I don't know how any of this works, having not worked a real job.) Surprised management is so eager to automate their own jobs.

Are you telling me that you could find a way to accomplish your job with just 54 keystrokes per hour?

This comment alone would take you the entire morning.

I'm telling you I can find a way to _not_ accomplish my job with as many keystrokes as you require. Goodhart's Law, etc.

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