Performance review prompt

What most people type

help me write a performance review for an employee who is great with customers but always late to shifts

It works, but the AI has to guess your employee name and role, review period and company or team, so the first answer usually needs another round. The version below asks for exactly what a professional would deliver.

Write a performance review for an employee who is excellent with customers but consistently late to shifts.

Context: [employee name and role], [review period], [company or team], [rating scale if one is used]. Use only the facts I give. Do not invent incidents, dates, numbers or quotes.

Structure it the way HR professionals do:
- Overall summary (2-3 sentences, balanced)
- Strengths: customer service, with room for [specific examples of great customer interactions]
- Area for improvement: punctuality, described factually and without judgment, with room for [number of late arrivals, dates or pattern] and [impact on team or customers]
- Goals for the next period: specific, measurable punctuality goals and one goal to build on their customer strength
- Support the manager will provide, and how progress will be checked (for example, check-in cadence) [follow-up timeline]
- Overall rating [if applicable]

Tone: professional, fair and constructive, recognizing real strengths while being clear that punctuality must improve. Mention [attendance policy] only if I fill it in. Don't make legal claims or promises about pay, promotion or discipline unless I supply them: [consequences or next steps, if any].

Keep it to about one page, ready to paste into a review form.

Replace the [brackets] with your details before you send it: employee name and role, review period, company or team, rating scale if one is used, specific examples of great customer interactions, number of late arrivals, dates or pattern, impact on team or customers, follow-up timeline and a few more.

Why this version works

• Added standard review structure. Gets a usable, HR-style document in one pass
• Added placeholders for facts and examples. Prevents invented incidents and makes the review specific
• Set tone and no-invention rules. Keeps feedback fair, factual and safe
• Added goals and follow-up section. Turns the criticism into an actionable plan

What a professional performance review prompt covers

• Balanced structure with strengths and areas to improve
• Specific examples placeholders
• Clear expectations and goals

Best AI model for this prompt

This is a everyday task: solid professional writing with a standard structure; no complex reasoning needed. You don't need the most expensive model. The cheapest model at each company that handles it well:

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