Work ethic and pride in ones work seems to have be diminishing across various industries and market segments in recent years. Reasons for this nonchalant behavior and lack of work ethic, commitment and quality can and often do vary.
However, whatever they may be, it is up to leaders to perform full assessments (audits if you will) and determine these root causes and address them appropriately. Maybe the reasons lie within leadership as they haven’t provided motivation and much needed resources for employees to be effective; maybe it is lack of accountability; maybe it is ___________ [insert your reasons here].
Whatever they may be, they need to be addressed in one way or another as you owe it to others who are working hard to have fair and equitable standards that apply to all members of your team no matter how large or small it may be.