Are you guilty of 'coffee badging'? Workplace trend sees people heading into the office just to 'swipe their card and have a chat with coworkers' before leaving to work from home

A new trend has seen workers head into the office just to clock in and have a coffee before leaving in order to continue working from home.

Dubbed 'coffee badging', hybrid workers - who are mandated to come into the office - say they are swiping their card and making a coffee just to show their face before quickly heading home.

Taking to TikTok , people have claimed they are taking part as they are more productive while working from home.

One survey, by video conferencing software company Owl Labs, claims that 58 per cent of hybrid workers in the US admit to 'coffee badging'.

IT manager Amanda from Chicago is among those who have admitted to doing the trend.

She told BuzzFeed she comes into the office but makes sure she stays 'four hours' because she finds being in the office 'draining'.

However, employment specialists have argued it could 'cause you a promotion' with employees logging the hours people are in the office.

Speaking to the Huffington Post , one anonymous human resource worker explained how she wanted to promote the people who had the longest hours at the office, so looked at key-card swipe in data.

Taking to TikTok, company culture coach Lizzie 'Liberty Mind' explained that the trend is a 'show of rebellion' as it 'decreases our sense of autonomy' and could lead to 'surveillance and more strict rules which could be a 'massive productivity dampener'.

It's the latest workplace trend, and hangover from the pandemic, which completely shifted workplace culture.

One trend 'quiet quitter' urged Gen Z workers to do the bare minimum at work in order to avoid burnout, as they 'recalibrate what's important to them' after Covid.

Thousands of young employees have admitted to 'quiet quitting' - a social media sensation which encourages staff to reject the idea of going 'above and beyond' at work, while still getting paid the same.

The change in attitude has come after more than two years of a huge shift in working patterns since coronavirus first broke out.

Millions were forced to work from home at the height of lockdown and many employees - including a number of civil servants - are still enjoying some level of flexibility or 'hybrid-working'.

In that time, workers who may have previously been happy to put in extra hours when asked by bosses are now not doing so, seemingly inspired by the TikTok trend .

It comes against a backdrop of staff shortages in a host of sectors across the economy, with many managers having to deal with a growing labour crisis.

Research by HR, payroll, and benefits platform Employment Hero research shows the pandemic hit young people's motivation the most, with some 51 per cent of those surveyed saying it had decreased the importance placed on their career.

Furthermore, almost two thirds of workers said they've recently experienced burnout, while less than half thought their work-life balance was 'good'.

But while the movement has gathered pace and appears to be empowering many young workers to stick strictly to their contracted hours, a number of employment experts are urging caution.

Jill Cotton, Career Trends Expert at Glassdoor, previously told MailOnline: 'Workers should not see this as a long-term solution to any problems they have in the workplace.

'While you think you might be quiet quitting and doing the bare minimum, those around you may think you are literally just showing your face, you don't like your job and want to hide behind others.

'Is there a danger of losing your job when quiet quitting? I would say yes. It can really damage your long-term career prospects.

'If you are not looking for extra opportunities, access to training, engaging with leaders and making your work known, just coming in and going away, it's difficult to achieve anything.

'The other big danger of using quiet quitting as a long-term strategy is that your experience might stagnate while your peers move on, making it tricky to find another job.

'And in future interviews when hiring managers ask for examples of your achievements, if you are doing the bare minimum you may struggle for answers.

'This doesn't mean that the only way to get ahead is to work yourself to the bone or put yourself at risk of burnout, but if you find yourself wanting to disengage from your role, reflect upon why this might be and talk to your line manager.'