HR Glossary
Coffee Badging
Briefly showing up to the office to satisfy an in-office mandate before leaving to work remotely.
Definition
Coffee badging refers to employees making a brief physical appearance at the office — just long enough to badge in — before leaving to work from home for the rest of the day.
Why It Matters
It's become a common workaround to strict return-to-office mandates and a signal that hybrid policy design needs rethinking.