More Americans are clinging to their jobs, even if they’re unhappy, because of economic uncertainty—a phenomenon is known as “job hugging.” The shift poses a challenge for managers, who can typically count on many disengaged workers to leave voluntarily, writes Callum Borchers.
U.S. workers’ confidence in finding new jobs has hit a record low in surveys dating back to 2013, according to polling from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The decline spanned age, income and education groups, but was most pronounced among people with a high school education. MORE