The Hidden Cost of AI ‘Workslop’: Why Professionals Are Creating It — and How Organisations Can Stop It

On a frigid Tuesday morning in January, a senior product manager at a Fortune 500 technology company opened what appeared to be a thoughtful three-page strategy memo from her colleague. The formatting was impeccable. The executive summary promised “actionable insights.” But as she read deeper, something felt wrong. The prose was oddly verbose yet strangely…