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Coffee badging is performative compliance in response to a performative expectation, writes Bonnie Dilber.
  • Employees are 'coffee badging' by briefly showing up at the office and then leaving.
  • Tech recruiter Bonnie Dilber says companies shouldn't be surprised by it and should focus instead on results.
  • Employers should make in-office work more beneficial or drop the requirement to be there.

You can't go a day in 2024 without hearing about another workplace trend. The latest one: Coffee badging.