After words like 'quiet quitting', and 'moonlighting' becoming common at the workplace, 'career cushioning' is the new word that is now trending. The reason: With talks of an impending recession, many people are now trying to safeguard their work by keeping a plan B option open in case they lose their job.
The term 'Career cushioning' is derived from the dating slang 'Cushioning'. It's used to describe the strategy wherein a person who is already dating someone, keeps their options open mainly to reduce any (emotional) hurt incase they have a break-up. In the same way, career cushioning is when a person keeps their options of other work opportunities open fearing a job loss due to recession.
“Career cushioning is on the rise because workers are increasingly worried about their jobs... Faced with a looming recession, discussion around layoffs and being made redundant has soared on Glassdoor. In response to the worsening economic uncertainty, workers are getting jittery and ‘career cushioning’," Jill Cotton, a careers expert at Glassdoor, said in a report by The Stylist UK.
In case, you are looking for career cushioning too, some ways to do so is by learning new skills related to your job profile, updating your resume and LinkedIn profile, networking with potential new colleagues and bosses, etc.
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