Often, but not always, coffee badging is a reflection of employee dissatisfaction with an organization’s culture or hybrid policies.
In post-pandemic times, many employers and companies are continuing to mandate a return to the office for their workers — and some employees are responding with a particular form of pushback. To subscribe please click tau.id/2iy6f and access our live channel.
First, there was ‘Great Resignation’ where employees voluntarily resigned from the job in masses followed by ‘Quiet Quitting’, in which workers did the bare minimum on the job just to get by with your work done.
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Now, say workplace leaders and experts, there’s “coffee badging,” which is another form of employee protest. The post-pandemic protest against mandatory office presence, is brewing concern in the business world.
This new tactic involves briefly appearing, clocking in, grabbing a coffee, then vanishing back home to work remotely. This global trend is disrupting work culture, prompting companies to react, even potentially with firings.
Frank Weishaupt, CEO of Owl Labs in Boston, revealed that, “Our 2023 State of Hybrid Work report found that only about 1 in 5 workers (22%) want to be in the office full time, with 37% wanting hybrid work options and 41% preferring to be fully remote.”
Over half (58%) of hybrid workers confess to “coffee-badging”-clocking in for a morning coffee break at the office, registering their presence, however brief, and then going back home to work remotely. The study reveals a potent coffee-fueled rebellion against mandatory office returns.
Experts believe that to counteract ‘Coffee Badging,’ companies must tackle underlying issues, foster communication, build trust, implement flex hours and enhance workplace attractiveness. Coffee badging can be a symptom of overworked, burned-out, and disengaged employees, therefore embracing open communication is a must.
