How to protect yourself from workslop

Sean Goedek wrote a no-bullshit guide for anyone who has to work with AI-generated content — whether that's drafts from a coworker who hits save on the first pass, or a blog post that reads like it was written by a committee that's never actually seen the product.

The core advice is practical. Read everything. Rewrite anything that feels generic. Check facts. If it sounds like it could apply to any company, any product, any market — it needs work. Don't trust the first draft. Don't trust the AI. Trust your own judgment.

The bigger point: workslop is the default output now, and the people who notice it are the ones keeping their jobs. The writer who catches it, rewrites it, sends it back — that's the skill that matters. Not the one who forwarded it without looking.

Why this matters for us: la gente who do real work — cooks, builders, drivers, shop owners — are already doing this instinctively. They know when something is off. The AI wave just means more of this stuff is floating around, and knowing how to spot it is part of the hustle now.