Tired of spending time fixing other people’s AI slop at work? How to talk to them about it

Workers may gain time from using AI, but some of those savings are lost when colleagues have to check and repair AI-assisted work. An executive coach says this rework can leave people spending hours correcting inaccurate figures and vague writing, making it reasonable to discuss the burden with colleagues or managers.

A Workday study of 3,200 full-time employees found that 85% of surveyed AI users saved between one and seven hours a week, while nearly 40% of that saved time was lost to rework. Separately, 40.5% of employed US adults aged 18 to 64 reported using AI for work in the third quarter of 2026. The article notes that raising the issue can feel awkward, especially because it may be hard to know for certain whether AI was used.