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TexasTowelie

(122,745 posts) Tue Sep 2, 2025, 04:22 PM Tuesday

A new trend emerges in the economy. What is 'job hugging?' - CNN [View all]

CNN senior reporter Matt Egan explains “job hugging,” a new trend where workers are staying on their jobs longer due to worries about losing their jobs and are less confident about new employment.

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A new trend emerges in the economy. What is 'job hugging?' - CNN [View all] TexasTowelie Tuesday OP

NEW TREND? That's been the American way of life since I was born in 1951. BamaRefugee Tuesday #1

Yup SheltieLover Tuesday #2

Nope. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #3

Exactly Farmer-Rick Tuesday #4

Pejorative term for a society that rewards downsizing wolfie001 Tuesday #5

Job hugging; euphemism for desperation. Corporate America must be ecstatic. alwaysinasnit Tuesday #6

"...worries about losing their jobs..." J_William_Ryan Tuesday #7

LOL OC375 Tuesday #8

You wanna know what a "NEW TREND" would be? "Surveys show that the vast majority of American workers are BamaRefugee Wednesday #9