SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- When is a promotion not a good thing? In the world of "quiet quitting," "quiet firing," and "coffee badging," there's a new workplace buzz term making the rounds, and the implications aren't good.

USA Today has called it a "sneaky workplace trend" that's "reshaping corporate staffing strategies." Here's how it works.

You might be asked to take on an extra project, or maybe to cover for a colleague who's been laid off or left the company. Gradually, it escalates until you're doing two, or even three jobs, for just one salary.

A 2022 survey from JobSage cited by USA Today indicates that 78% of workers have experienced this phenomenon. Another 67% of workers have absorbed the responsibilities of departed colleagues, without any increase in pay.

According to USA Tod

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