Work & AmbitionDiagnosis
Coffee Badging
KAW-fee BAJ-ingnoun
What it means
Attending the office just long enough to be seen, which is the amount of work the office was ever for.
What it actually means
I showed up, you cannot say otherwise.
How it is used in a sentence
"He's fully coffee badging since the mandate came in."
Filed under
Work & Ambition — Everything your employer calls a benefit and your therapist calls a symptom.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
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