Bosses loved AI at work — until they drowned in slop

As corporate mandates push employees to adopt AI tools, leaders across various industries report struggling with an influx of low-quality, AI-generated communications known as workslop. In response, companies are implementing stricter anti-slop communication policies, encouraging original ideation, and in some cases, penalizing or firing workers who overly rely on automated writing. Experts note that workslop often stems from underlying workplace pressures and a lack of clear guidance rather than individual laziness alone. Open article →