I've seen many similar instances myself; and unfortunately many companies still don't understand that metrics-driven development tends to result in ignoring all the other important things that can't be measured as easily.
As the old saying goes: "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts."
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My question is always: then what are we paying the line managers to do? Supervising (which includes evaluating) people is the main job.
As the old saying goes: "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts."