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Job hugging (n.) is staying in a job you'd rather leave because finding another one feels too risky.
Job hugging (n.) is choosing the devil you know because the devil you don't is ghosting your application.
Job hugging (n.) is retention that HR celebrates and nobody involved actually wants.
Job hugging (n.) is a hug neither party is enjoying.
Job hugging (n.) is a career strategy borrowed from a koala: grip the branch, don't look down.
The U.S. quit rate fell to 2.1% in June 2025, well below the 3% peak of the 2022 Great Resignation.
Job hugging (n.) is what job hopping became once every hop landed nowhere.
Korn Ferry introduced 'job hugging' in August 2025 and said it might have coined the phrase but couldn't be sure.
Job hugging (n.) is staying in a bad relationship because the dating market looks worse.