Careful how you define people

Came across this in the morning reading.

https://qz.com/workplace-office-freeloaders-tips

What I find interesting in the article is not the Tips part but the definition of what creates the freeloader.

“On the surface, it might look like laziness, but much more lies underneath, Rosenberg noted. “There’s often a belief that their effort will not matter or will not be fairly recognized, and once people stop believing their choices have impact, they start conserving energy instead of offering it”

The rest of the article goes on to give strategies on dealing with the person that revolves mostly around communication and directness with the employee, which is always a good strategy. That being said, I appreciate the fact of the identification with work needs to mean something.