What Does This Mean?

Job Hugging

[ SLANG ][ WORKPLACE CULTURE ][ NOUN ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Workplace CultureCLUSTER: Job Market Uncertainty

Clinging tightly to a current job out of fear of an uncertain market, even when unhappy, rather than risk leaving for something better in a shaky economy.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"I hate this job but I'm job hugging hard right now, not risking the market with layoffs everywhere."

LORE & ORIGIN

Named as the opposite of 'quiet quitting' or job-hopping, describing the risk-averse instinct to hold on tight to a stable position during periods of hiring uncertainty and layoffs.

FIRST SEEN

2023

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2024-2026 (Job Market Uncertainty Era)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Leer en español →Lire en français →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Ler em português →阅读中文版 →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESabrazar el trabajo →Français fr-FRcâliner son emploi →日本語 ja-JPジョブハギング →한국어 ko-KR잡 허깅 →Português pt-BRabraçar o emprego →中文 zh-CN抱紧工作 →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+10 AURA

TREND STATUS

→ STEADY

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ SLANG ][ WORKPLACE CULTURE ][ NOUN ]

RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2023

NOW

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