Having worked for a company that used daily status reports via email, I can say that they are an absolute pain in the ass, but clients were delighted by them when done properly. Those status provide a clear hand written description of what your team did and next steps to take. I can honestly say that those reports did as much as the quality code to show us as a professional team in which the client could trust. And yes, if you couldn't write your own status for each day, even after training and guidance to do so, you weren't a fit for the company. It was one of the best companies I've worked for and where I learned the most.