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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 a hug neither party is enjoying.
Job hugging (n.) is what job hopping became once every hop landed nowhere.
Job hugging (n.) is retention that HR celebrates and nobody involved actually wants.
Job hugging (n.) is choosing the devil you know because the devil you don't is ghosting your application.
Job hugging (n.) is a career strategy borrowed from a koala: grip the branch, don't look down.
Job hugging (n.) is staying in a bad relationship because the dating market looks worse.