Even Amid Rising Economic Uncertainty, Now Is Not the Time to Hug Your Job

Even amid rising economic uncertainty, now is not the time to hug your job

In a rapidly changing job market, it’s not necessarily good for workers to cling to their current employment After all the employee protests over the past few years – the “great resignations”, the “quiet quittings”, the “bare-minimum Mondays” and “coffee badgings” – we have finally arrived at “job hugging”. Amid all the economic uncertainty and the rising costs of everything, people aren’t feeling as confident as they once were. Instead of slack…

What Business Students Should Know: The 'Job Hugging' Era

If you’re sticking with your current job because it feels like the smartest move in a shifting market, you’re not alone. This movement has been coined “job hugging. Business students, take note: it’s a trend that will likely shape the market you’re entering. FEAR FUELING THE CHOICE TO STAY PUT Why are employees clinging on so tightly? Career services and hiring‑insights site ResumeBuilder.com surveyed 2,188 U.S. workers and found that job huggin…