Amazon might be stepping up requirements for its return-to-office mandate—and workers are feeling uneasy.
The crackdown, the messages say, seems to be focused on "coffee badging," a term coined in a 2023 report by the videoconferencing hardware company Owl Labs.
"Coffee badging" refers to workers who pop into the office to grab a coffee and then head home, allowing them to skirt in-office requirements but still clock the appropriate number of badge swipes.
The trend extends beyond Amazonians. The 2023 report found more than half of respondents at various companies said they would use the technique.
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