job-hop
Americanverb (used without object)
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Origin of job-hop
First recorded in 1950–55
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Remember: Companies still hire and workers still job-hop, even in the toughest of job markets.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023
With “lifetime employment” a vanishing dream, people need to freely job-hop and find new opportunities and skills.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2021
But Mandel, also an Iraq veteran, has been working his way up the ladder from local to statewide politics for nearly two decades, though some accuse him of opportunism for his frequent efforts to job-hop.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021
This made it easy for employees to job-hop and share news of the latest innovations without fear of reprisal or recrimination.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2019
With their services in great demand, the argument goes, permatemps can job-hop at will and learn skills at each stop.
From Time Magazine Archive
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