How much wasted work happens in a domain?

How much is the proof of work aligned with the work?

Does the work itself show that it's useful, or does it take time to document, measure, and explain?

Sometimes the effort to document and explain is orders of magnitude larger than the effort to do it in the first place.

How much does the environment require you to prove you did work vs give you the benefit of the doubt?

If the environment requires everyone to defensively document their work or get fired, you'll get a lot of proactive cover-your-ass documentation work.