Remote work is here to stay for many businesses. Since it was so effective at cutting costs and providing social distancing during the pandemic, many firms have adopted it as a new norm. A strategic way to maximize remote work is to communicate with remote workers through periodic performance reviews.

A survey published by Reuters in 2009 stated that four out of five employees working in the U.S. were dissatisfied with their performance evaluations. Polled workers say they dread them, and many employers feel the same.