job-hop

[job-hop]

verb (used without object)

job-hopped, job-hopping 

1. to change jobs frequently.

Other Word Forms

• job-hopper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of job-hop¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The upskilling part of the plan is particularly important, he noted — emphasizing that people should always be assessing their skills, their worth, and whether it would be beneficial to job-hop to reach their FI timeline.

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In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters.

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Remember: Companies still hire and workers still job-hop, even in the toughest of job markets.

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Even though Japan’s “lifetime employment” system has begun to fray, workers still don’t job-hop as much as in the West.

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And the rate at which workers are quitting jobs fell to a two-year low - a fact economists say may help pull down the pace of wage increases driven higher by worker's ability to job-hop for higher pay.

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