According to the study, about 40% of workers have received workslop in the last month. Don't Miss:Jeff Hancock, founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab, told CNBC that there are several telltale signs of work slop, including purple prose, odd word choice, and incomplete information. As a result, AI-generated workslop has real consequences for companies. The study estimates that workslop causes businesses $186 per month, per employee, or $9 million per year for a 10,000-person company. Kate Niederhoffer, vice president of BetterUp's research labs, says she's experienced these feelings herself when she's received workslop on the job.