As Rod say there is different types of employee, but I would like to go further on the types and maybe find the source of the difference :

• The sloppy : the “S” type is one of the most common one, his final target will be to make just enough work to not make him kick out of his company. He stays focus on how to reduce his effort and is the perfect 9 to 5 employee, you will never see the S after working hour (except to check Facebook or X video on YouTube because he forgot to pay his internet bill at home or at the home of his mom). The S type is not a bad guy, he is a person that doesn’t see any future in his role, someone who doesn’t have any inspiration. But at the end it’s up to him to make his life and work happen.
• the victim aka “moocher” : the “V” type is definitely the type I hate the most. He truly believe to be better to do his job and other know about it bu prefer to let him down. He is a total bitch and spend his whole time to do “politic” in his company. He only feels good when he won one of his little coffee machine war. Bottom line he will stay a victim until he is fired and at the point he will try to become the martyr and bring other in his chute. It’s not up to him to make his life happen because he is a victim, it’s better for him to go back living on his mom couch.
• the leader aka “striker” : he makes his life and job happen, bring his touch in any project, inspire other from his leadership attitude. They are few, most of the time they are not appreciated by the moocher or the sloppy (that doesn’t stop the victim to try to steal from their work). I have the chance to know some of them, and they all have something in common whatever their universe is, they are good in what they do because what they do have a meaning for them.

Does what YOU do mean something to YOU?