Some workers say they're still 'coffee badging,' or swiping into work to show their faces before quickly returning home

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Coffee badging refers to workers who swipe in at the office solely to meet return-to-office requirements but don't do much work there, instead leaving quickly to finish their work elsewhere.

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Gen Z and millennials are going into debt to travel this summer. Remote working may be partly to blame.

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Working remotely has become the new norm, but it's not always good for our bank accounts.

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The shadowy new way employees are cheating their way to the top

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Across the globe, a wave of workers are secretly outsourcing parts or all of their jobs.

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Remi never intended to secretly outsource her job. It sort of just happened.

A millennial making $350,000 a year through overemployment says he only worked 50 hours a week

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A Texas millennial is making six figures by secretly working two remote jobs, but he said it's taken a toll on his health and relationships. The worker in the story is not pictured.

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Work friends are over and maybe that's actually fine

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Work friendships are dying out, and it may be for the best.

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A millennial worked 2 remote jobs so he could retire at 50 but said overemployment isn't worth the stress

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A California millennial says secretly working two remote jobs helped him save for an early retirement — but that he's happy he's back to just one job.

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Don't skip that happy hour: Why losing work friendships is bad for everyone

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Almost half of Dell's full-time US workforce has rejected the company's return-to-office push

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Dell's return-to-office policy has faced internal resistance.

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A millennial who makes 6 figures says she's looking across the US for a home but is struggling to find one in her budget that has green space and a 'metropolitan vibe'

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Madelyn Driver said she and her husband are struggling to find a home in the US that checks all their boxes.

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Hybrid workers are happier and just as productive as office workers, new study says

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Workers really can have it all — working from home and the office doesn't seem to impact productivity or performance.

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