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The Surprising History of Your Least Favorite Work Activity

Updated 6/19/2020
The Surprising History of Your Least Favorite Work Activity
Think performance reviews are some annoying modern invention? Turns out there's a long history.

Think job performance reviews are just some sort of aggravating 21st century contraption meant to scare you no matter what position you’re in? Here’s a surprise: There’s a lot more to them than that.

Check out the infographic below to see the very long and ever-evolving history of performance reviews—and, more importantly, what they’ll look like in the future.


Infographic courtesy of WorkSimple. Photo of review courtesy of Shutterstock.

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Lily Herman is a New York-based writer and editor. In recent months, her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Glamour, Refinery29, Cosmopolitan, TIME, Newsweek, Fast Company, and Mashable. You can check out her website, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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