What does an it mean to be an engaged employee compared to an actively disengaged employee?

The three categories of employee engagement can be broken down as follows:

• Engaged employee. An engaged employee puts time, energy, and passion into their work. They feel a sense of enthusiasm about getting things done and genuinely enjoy the challenges and accomplishments of their day-to-day lives at work.

• Disengaged employee. A disengaged employee will put time into their work, but not a whole lot of passion or enthusiasm. These are employees who basically do what they need to get by and put forth no more effort than is required as a minimum.

  Disengaged employees are also not very attached to their company and can easily be convinced to leave for another offer.

• Actively disengaged employees. Actively disengaged employees have work experiences that are almost entirely negative. They will not only drag their feet to get the minimum of work done, but may also make their colleagues more miserable as well.