A survey of office workers by digital transformation firm Adaptavist found that 65% preferred the pre-AI era, and 38% would remove generative AI tools from the world entirely if they had the chance. Among Gen Z and Millennials, 40% said they would scrap generative AI tools, compared with 32% of Gen X and 29% of Boomers. Nearly half (46%) said dealing with low-quality 'AI slop' makes their job feel less meaningful and more repetitive, while 37% admitted it has made them less engaged at work overall. More than four-in-ten (42%) now spend more time verifying and fact-checking AI output than they actually save by using it. Almost half said poor quality AI-generated work is actively slowing down their projects, and 55% believe it is reducing overall team efficiency. The findings align with recent research from ISC2, which found nearly two-thirds (65%) of cyber professionals are spending more time deciding whether to trust or act on AI-generated recommendations, and 63% said they now find themselves reviewing and validating AI outputs.