Are there people who talk a lot about work but don’t seem to get anything done?
The people you work with might be “loud laborers.”
This phrase is one of the most popular ones used at work. “Loud laborers” are workers who refuse to do the overtime expected in corporations. They have been called the louder cousins of “quiet quitters.” The “loud laborer” will likely talk about work more than they do it.
Randy Spicer, a professor of organizational behavior and head of Bayes Business School, coined the phrase. He wrote for The Guardian that getting work done was an “afterthought” for the loud worker.
Spicer wrote in the Guardian that these workers think their main job is to tell everyone what they’ve done.
A leadership coach and workplace expert named Nicole Price has recently talked about “loud laborers.” She told CNBC that these workers often got attention outside of work.
She stated that “loud laborers” are often politically savvy and very active on professional social networks, where they publicize their tasks and achievements.
Price said that if they are left to build the workplace atmosphere, they can make it so that self-promotion and attention are more important than results. So, people who don’t push themselves might lose motivation, and “an imbalance in perceived effort and recognition” could hurt team morale.
