Coffee badging - Wikipedia

In human resources and remote working coffee badging refers to the practice of employees clocking in for a brief period at the office, typically long enough to grab a coffee, before departing to work from elsewhere.^[1] This is done to fulfil office attendance requirements by hybrid and remote workers which arose following the return to in-person work following the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Coffee badging highlights that employers struggle with attractive, productive and stress-free office environments where employees willingly gather and reflects an erosion of trust between employees and their employers.^[2]^[5] Coffee badging has been described as a challenge to organic office participation.^[6]

Coffee badging has been criticized for incentivizing participation over productivity and contributing to empty office space.^[7]^[8] Coffee badging is a form of impression management in response to employee surveillance.^[9]

The term was coined in June 2023 by Owl Labs in a workforce management report.^[2]^[10]

References

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^ Banerjee, Rohan (5 March 2024). "Three-minute explainer on… coffee-badging". Raconteur. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Robinson, Bryan. "'Coffee Badging,' New Coping Trend To Get Around In-Office Mandates". Forbes. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ Liu, Jennifer (5 October 2023). "Bosses want people back in the office, but employees are finding a workaround—it's called 'coffee badging'". CNBC. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ Giacovas, Richard (23 October 2023). "'Coffee badging' is new return-to-office trend". FOX 5 NY. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ Mayne, Mahalia (8 March 2024). "Another buzz phrase is brewing: so what is 'coffee badging'?". www.peoplemanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ Jackson, Ashton (20 February 2024). "Why a CEO says bosses should embrace 'coffee badging': 'I don't hire people to watch them work'". CNBC. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ Morel, David (30 April 2024). "Is 'Coffee Badging' a Legacy of the Pandemic or an Economic Threat?". Forbes. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ McGovern, Michele (7 November 2023). "Who's 'Coffee Badging' -- and 6 reasons HR should worry about it". HR Morning.
^ Torres, Monica (24 June 2024). "In Defense Of 'Coffee Badging,' The Controversial New Office Trend". HuffPost. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ Stone, Lillian (26 December 2023). "Ten work buzzwords that took over in 2023". Retrieved 30 June 2024.

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