I hear you except I can double down as I worked for the government. Not having a profit or productivity concern ironically the performance improvement plans became the top priority of upper management. So much so that the process and procedures completely changed every 3 to 4 years. Make work indeed.
I was in a similar situation. It was called TQM, Total Quality Management.
My supervisor was of a similar mind as I, and when I complained he said “just play the game, just play the game.”