Disability@Work
Job Hugging Isn't Disengagement: What Fear, AI, and DEI Rollbacks Reveal About Today's Workforce
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In this episode of Disability@Work, host Ashley Sims breaks down job hugging—a growing workplace trend where employees stay in roles they might otherwise leave because uncertainty feels too risky. This isn’t quiet-quitting or a lack of ambition. It’s a rational response to economic instability, layoffs, AI disruption, DEI rollbacks, and declining psychological safety at work.
Drawing on…