What Does Having a Virtual Coffee Meeting Mean?

·Jan 21, 2026 04:16 PM·

honest question -- what does having a "virtual coffee" mean? I get that it's a zoom chat or something, but is someone paying for someone else's coffee at all? BYOC? It seems so weird.

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What Does Having a Virtual Coffee Meeting Mean?

jared

·Jan 21, 2026 04:16 PM·

honest question -- what does having a "virtual coffee" mean? I get that it's a zoom chat or something, but is someone paying for someone else's coffee at all? BYOC? It seems so weird.

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Sarah Betts
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Just a casual chat. Coffee doesn't even need to be involved. I usually bring water because I'm basic like that 😄
jared
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so... why not call it a quick call or a chat? I'm probably overanalyzing the term..
Sarah Betts
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I think because if we were in the same city, we'd meet at a coffee shop to chat with folks not in our own org?
Sarah Betts
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"let's grab coffee" is the standard, and remote people just built on that
jared
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that makes sense.
jared
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virtually. It virtually makes sense. <grin>
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mrpatto
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I know some people that I wish I could restrict to a virtual decaf
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Sarah Betts
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Just a casual chat. Coffee doesn't even need to be involved. I usually bring water because I'm basic like that 😄
jared
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so... why not call it a quick call or a chat? I'm probably overanalyzing the term..
Sarah Betts
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I think because if we were in the same city, we'd meet at a coffee shop to chat with folks not in our own org?
Sarah Betts
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"let's grab coffee" is the standard, and remote people just built on that
jared
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that makes sense.
jared
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virtually. It virtually makes sense. <grin>
🤣3
mrpatto
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I know some people that I wish I could restrict to a virtual decaf
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