What do you call an employee who only goes into the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays And Thursdays? The clue is in the first sentence. The original meaning of the term is a derogatory word used often in the United Kingdom.
An article published for SmartCompany.com on February 24, 2022 asks “are you a T.W.A.T?…Before you type me an angry complaint, know that it stands for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday – it’s an acronym to describe the hybrid workforce who only come into the office three days a week” (Elsworthy).
The Huffington Post published an article on the new meaning of this expression saying that “City workers have reportedly been using the term [T.W.A.T] to describe their cheeky colleagues taking advantage of the new ways of working…one person defended the employees, saying: ‘Perhaps better described as hypertwats. They are generally super efficient in the 3-day work period'” (Bakar).
There are no social media reports for this term (I get everything but the pandemic meaning).
Depending on context, and if you’re not in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, then don’t be a T.W.A.T.
Sources:
Bakar, Fatima. “There’s A New Nickname For Hybrid Workers – And It Sounds A Bit Rude.” Huffington Post. August 10, 2021. URL: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/
entry/theres-a-new-name-for-remote-workers-and-its-raising-a-lot-of-eyebrows_uk_616005cce4b0196444237826/.
Elsworthy, Emma. “Are you a T.W.A.T? How the pandemic created a new cohort of hybrid workers.” SmartCompany.com. February 24, 2022. URL: https://www.smart
company.com.au/people-human-resources/remote-work/are-you-a-t-w-a-t-hybrid-workers/.
The Age. “Here come the office TWaTs to ruin our city’s buzz.” Twitter. March 4, 2022. URL: https://twitter.com/theage/status/1499709073993969665.