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The Surprising History of Your Least Favorite Work Activity

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.