Social:Coffee badging
In human resources and remote working, coffee badging refers to the practice of employees swiping their work pass on entrance turnstiles and staying briefly at the office, typically long enough to drink a coffee, before departing to work from elsewhere.[1] Workers do this to fulfill in-office attendance requirements for hybrid and remote workers which arose following the return to in-person work following the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
The practice of coffee badging shows how employers are struggling to create attractive, productive and stress-free office environments where employees willingly gather and reflects an erosion of trust between employees and their employers.[4] Coffee badging has been described as a challenge to organic office participation.[5]
Coffee badging has been criticized for incentivizing the appearance of participation over productivity and contributing to empty office space.[6] Coffee badging is a form of impression management in response to employee surveillance efforts by management.[7]
The term was coined in June 2023 by Owl Labs in a workforce management report.[8][9]
See also
References
- ↑ Banerjee, Rohan (5 March 2024). "Three-minute explainer on… coffee-badging". Raconteur. https://www.raconteur.net/talent-culture/three-minute-explainer-on-coffee-badging.
- ↑ Liu, Jennifer (5 October 2023). "Bosses want people back in the office, but employees are finding a workaround—it's called 'coffee badging'" (in en). CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/05/as-return-to-office-mandates-pick-up-employees-find-coffee-badging-workaround.html.
- ↑ Giacovas, Richard (23 October 2023). "'Coffee badging' is new return-to-office trend". FOX 5 NY. https://www.fox5ny.com/news/what-is-coffee-badging-meaning.
- ↑ Mayne, Mahalia (8 March 2024). "Another buzz phrase is brewing: so what is 'coffee badging'?" (in en). www.peoplemanagement.co.uk. https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1864443/buzz-phrase-brewing-so-coffee-badging.
- ↑ Jackson, Ashton (20 February 2024). "Why a CEO says bosses should embrace 'coffee badging': 'I don't hire people to watch them work'" (in en). CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/20/ceo-frank-weishaupt-why-bosses-should-embrace-coffee-badging.html.
- ↑ McGovern, Michele (7 November 2023). "Who's 'Coffee Badging' -- and 6 reasons HR should worry about it". HR Morning. https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/coffee-badging/.
- ↑ Torres, Monica (24 June 2024). "In Defense Of 'Coffee Badging,' The Controversial New Office Trend" (in en). HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coffee-badging-hybrid-office-rto_l_66705a15e4b0502eac63f1bf.
- ↑ Stone, Lillian (26 December 2023). "Ten work buzzwords that took over in 2023". https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231219-ten-work-buzzwords-that-took-over-in-2023.
- ↑ Samantha Masunaga; Sean Greene (March 4, 2024). "Quiet quitting. RTO. Coffee badging. What this new vocabulary says about your workplace". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-03-04/quiet-quitting-rto-coffee-badging-what-this-new-vocabulary-says-about-the-workplace.
Further reading
- Anoushka Sharma (November 16, 2023). "Explained: What Is Coffee Badging, New Workplace Trend As Employees Return To OfficeAs companies ask employees to return to office now, many are getting smarter with how they spend their time there.". https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/explained-what-is-coffee-badging-new-workplace-trend-as-employees-return-to-office-4580573.
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