Love it, hate it or wished it stayed under wraps, the secret on coffee badging is out, and not everyone is a fan.
Some have faced repercussions: 70% of workers said they've been caught coffee badging by their bosses, and 16% are now required to be in the office for the full day.
"There shouldn't be a negative connotation to coffee badging," says Frank Weishaupt, CEO of Owl Labs, who says he does it too.
Being strategic about in-office time means "you're meeting with your colleagues, you're mentoring employees, you're being mentored or you're doing other collaboration activities," he says.
Coffee badging, on the other hand, can boost productivity, he says, by inspiring teams to audit their calendars and be intentional about their in-person collaboration versus independent work time.
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