In Defense Of 'Coffee Badging,' The Controversial New Office Trend
Huff PostHispanolistic via Getty Images You might be "coffee badging" and not even know it. In a more recent June LinkedIn news poll of 1,568 people, 19% of LinkedIn users said they were still “coffee badging” into work. She has not had a conversation about her own attendance record, but knowing that her badge swipes could potentially result in a performance issue has made her diligent about commuting to the office because she does not “want to have that conversation come up at all.” As a result, Amanda stays at least four hours to signal “I’m here,” she said, but will head home when she can. “Try to reframe the coffee badging so that you feel that you’re making the most of this situation,” suggested Archana Bharathan, an executive coach at Columbia Business School. “If the answer is yes, help your people recognize that so they’ll spend more time in the office, and if the answer is no, I’d revisit the requirement.” Here’s a word to the wise: Coffee badging is not an accurate signal of someone’s performance.
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