"CAREER CUSHIONING" - THE LATEST DUMB "NEW" JOB TREND

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

It's amazing how Corporate media never looks at things from the workers perspective

[@Richie3Jack]

They look at it from a workers perspective when it is something that can gain them ratings, views and web site clicks.

[@TheLinuxYes]

because the corporate owned media is serving its own interests, not anyone else's. it would be against their interests to represent the other side's view. Thomas Jefferson wrote that if we ever lose our free and independent press, Democracy will fail.

[@thegazetteyt]

They don't know how anymore. They only do news from the corporate gaze, and are AMAZED when us plebes do anything that bucks their hand fed narratives.

[@camiloalonso3709]

I wonder why

[@BuildingMakingDoing]

That’s a feature, not a bug.

[@thevtwinwanderer]

"Minimum Wage shouldn't be raised, don't join a union to get better benefits, Stop quit quitting, if you're unhappy, just look for a better job" *starts gaining new skills, applies for new jobs* "Stop Career Cushioning!" It starting to sound like they are mad about something else

[@nasis18]

Eloquently stated.

[@ChillQuestionMark]

We're just serfs to them, neo-feudalism type shit

[@zackaryfrazier4036]

They really just wanna bring back slavery, don't they?

[@Tie509]

@Andre Jarboe Yeah after years of 3% "inflation raises" you should consider leaving asap. Giving a top performer inflation non-raises is a form of quiet firing. I was there years ago. They only care when you submit your notice.

[@shaunpearce6846]

Yea, they only care when u submit your notice. I was at a job that treated me like garbage. When I submitted my notice, my supervisor became the nicest person in my life trying to convince me to change my mind. Riiiiiight…. That happened twice. I’m sure it’ll happen again, as usually what happens twice will happen a third time.

[@seinfan9]

Having a backup plan in case you lose your job is a complete novelty to these priveleged weirdos.

[@grammar_shark]

Amen.

[@stevennguyen4993]

Need more upvotes

[@truthprevails4386]

spot on!

[@lauracoutinho5478]

So long as they maintain their good looks, their job is secure. Their looks bring in viewers, and that's all their bosses care about.

[@jamesgoesoff1992]

no, it is not. they have plans and schemes from a to z but they don't want that for you. the perfect employee is a hard-working highly skilled person that thinks they can't do better or who folds easily to pressure from authority figures.

[@jasonlarsen4945]

I've been gainfully employed for 29.6 years. I've been "career cushioning" for 29.6 years. I didn't know I was such a trendsetter.

[@icebite9888]

Omg is that THE Jason Larsen? Pioneer of work place trends?

[@jasonlarsen4945]

@@icebite9888 Apparently. I was the last to find out. 🤣

[@lorenzmenke3121]

The quiet quitting is my favorite, I worked for 40 years and I did not know that I was a quiet quitter the whole time. Phew, I made it to retirement!

[@JohnBowl14690]

@@lorenzmenke3121 You didn't tell me you quit. I had no idea. Yes, you're a quit quitter.

[@CaioMGA]

There's only 2 situations where you can look for a new job: 1 - when you're employed; 2 - when you're unemployed One of those is not fun at all.

[@newagain9964]

Neither are fun. It’s just one allows u to be comfortable, if just for a while. I’ll let u be the judge which one. 😐

[@WarsWorth]

Well yeah if you do option 1, you have leverage. And businesses HATE it when you have leverage

[@derpyeh9107]

@@newagain9964 I kinda like job hunting and interviewing. I have a really good resume, and it's nice to hear the flattery it usually prompts. 😅 It's also good for my mental health. If I'm aware of my market value, then I can feel confident in my ability to seek more compensation, or I can be content and free from resentment in my current position.

[@newagain9964]

@@derpyeh9107 I don’t need the market to validate my worth or interviews to have good mental health. But do u ✌️

[@derpyeh9107]

@@newagain9964 If the market doesn't determine your worth, then what does? Do you just decide what your compensation level should be, and employers or clients just agree to that figure without negotiation?

[@patthetech]

I'm surprised they haven't already stated that having a side hustle is "career cheating".

[@chidoquest8759]

I've heard things to that effect before.

[@Seattle-2017]

I think, in the false analogies to relationships, they essentially did say that.

[@patthetech]

@@Seattle-2017 mark my words, before the end of next year, poor Josh is going to have to do a "career cheating" vid lol

[@GTA_500]

I don't know that sounds like some sort of socialism.

[@paulcarmi8130]

@@GTA_500 yes, we slip ever closer down that slippery slope every year. Be careful who you vote for.

[@tonberrymasta]

Corporate: You are all "non-essential workers", we can dispose of you at any time. Worker: O.K., I'll spend some of my time preparing myself for another job in case you decide to dispose of me one day. Corporate: You career cushioner! How dare you not devote 100% of your time to the company!

[@Seattle-2017]

Corporate: masters of the art of saying "You're our slave" without saying "You're our slave".

[@wolfgangkrauser9735]

lol

[@purplegirl8036]

It’s psychopathic behavior. Are these people even human or do they have plaque in their brain?

[@baddlizz]

Toxic relationship exposed

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

Corporations: I don't understand why you're not loyal to me when I will throw you away without remorse or care in a few seconds.

[@BasedPureblood]

Psychologically speaking, those silly terms they coin such as "career cushioning," "quiet quitting," and other such things are made to gaslight you into thinking you are undeserving of anything. The smart move to play is to act oblivious to these terms. Gaslight the gaslighter and tell them "what are you talking about" or "are you okay." Act normal, as if you are dealing with a toddler. These things are coined on purpose to demoralize and gaslight you.

[@mistahoward9772]

Exactly!

[@JulioLopez-xz5kx]

They are using NLP techniques.

[@BasedPureblood]

@@JulioLopez-xz5kx tell me more.

[@JJDK485]

I agree!

[@anthonyLopez-zj4ww]

We need a term for when these terms a coined with the motivation to gaslight and demoralise. Um coinlighting??

[@martinenglish6641]

I was let go from a company for going to school. I won my unemployment and won my severance. I was hired back in a month and found another job in 3 months. BOOM!!!

[@JJDK485]

Congratulations! I hope you’re doing well now.

[@martinenglish6641]

@@JJDK485 I am extremely well, thank you. I am now retired now and that was many years ago and I just do contract work on a personal subcontractor level. I was raised not to take or give shit. I took no shit from any employer nor in the ARMY, Active nor State Guard. The State tried to screw me out of my 20 years by letting me go at 18, as was the States right to do, to get my retirement as doing 7 years in the active service during the war with 20 years total service would get me Full active retirement and not reserve retirement that was close to 1/2. So I enlisted/transferred to the ARMY Reserves active service for another 4 years and received my retirement. Screw the State! They pay 25% of my retirement! The rules on service retirement change and get complicated with mixed active, reserve e, and guard service. Serving in wartime and in combat as many reservists and guards personnel have. It can get really screwed up to figure and a lot of states try to not let their guard personnel get their 20 years so they do not have to pay out retirement. So I wonder where companies learn how to screw over employees. :) Who better to learn from than the government! My point is, read and understand your contract of employment and know your rights under State and Federal Law. And if you are contracted out to work in a foreign country, know the labor laws for guest workers in that country and be aware as a non-citizen you have no rights under their labor laws! Be sure you have a valid and current passport and visa in your name and not under the company that you are contracted to work for. If shit goes south, you can use your personal visa as a tourist visa for at most 30 days and apply for an extension and usually get it. In most decent and friendly countries anyways. I have been offered work in Middle Eastern countries and former Eastern block Countries and India and China, F that crap! Especially hostile countries. The money is not with you losing your life or liberty and not getting any payout or compensation! People need to understand what they are getting into. I just now work to stay up on the tech of my field, no more. And I know I can walk at any time and be OK. I am retired and have no debt and own my home and property outright. Debt is the most common weapon a company will use to keep and screw employees. Your employer knows what debt you have and will use it against you. Goddess Bless and be and do well.

[@zofiajaneczek184]

The job I had before the current one, would not let me go to part time! However 2 workers who were linked to upper management and supervisors went from full time to part time. Because I didn’t have those connections and I wasn’t a Nepo Baby I got denied. I quit and found something else. Any time a company starts to deny you betterment, it’s time to leave. That includes betterment for educational purposes or simply needing time off for mental health! This certainly feels like a slave work system but as workers, we still have options. Don’t let some overlord job make decisions for you!

[@CS-eb8sm]

I was told 20 years ago when I was in college to always keep one eye on your job and one eye on the lookout for what else is out there. Now it finally has a name, I just always called it good career habits.

[@I_Follow_Jesus]

I just resigned from my job of almost 17 years due to corporate nonsense. They want employees to be loyal while treating us like commodities.

[@Unoclips123]

Fr I've had bosses refer to employees as "assets" and "resources." Gotta love the dehumanizing as we are just a means to an end.

[@kristiyanivanov7414]

HR, human resources.... I mean it's in the fucking name

[@cosmicturban2797]

Well naturally. They have all the money so that makes them better people than us.

[@williamtell2053]

I quit my job right after Christmas Merry Christmas to me 🤣

[@angryherbalgerbil]

Yup! They want compliant workers. Turns out that's women.

[@prima6170]

The amount of contempt that corporations have for their employees is reprehensible.

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

Young people please do NOT start a family or get pregnant at this time. Companies/Government/organizations have no loyalty to employees they will turn on you in a second when its convenient and fire/replace you. Governments are also increasing authoritarianism while helping the Globalist elites to consolidate all wealth/power. To ensure no slavery like life, girls should remember to take the birth control pill daily and both guy/girl should use protection and consider Tubal Ligation which is a quick procedure. You will just condemn your new child to increasing poverty and freedomless slavery and these control/money/job trends worsen. The system in all countries ks getting worse now and children born now will suffer. Imagine your child living in a technically advanced meaning more brutal total surveillance Communist or dictatorship style society as that is the planned future if you choose to have kids. So by having children you are purposely causing them to be born to a life of suffering for your own selfishness in a way.

[@CountingStars333]

I thought corporations ARE their employees, according to most real socialists.

[@cheery-hex]

yeah but they are teaching their workers smthg. until workers learn what that is and how not to get stepped on, they will continue to get the lesson

[@Doors067]

Mine treats me ok. I'm sure we get shit talked behind our back but to our face they are nice give us raises some free food and stuff and let us leave work on time guilt free. I've turned down higher offers because I go home and don't feel like shit

[@ChaplainJoshua]

@@Doors067 Weak

[@WillieSurvive1]

Just over a month ago, my supervisor sent me a Zoom meeting invite with only “Mandatory meeting” in the subject line. I thought it was about a new department process I’d have to learn. When I entered the meeting, there was only one other person in there, and I didn’t recognize the person’s name. I said “hello” and the person remained on mute. I looked the person up in the company directory and discovered she’s with HR. I messaged my supervisor and told her I was in the meeting, and she told me she’d be right there. Once she joined, she surprise-attacked me with some scripted explanation about my position being eliminated and why, then she had the HR person explain the rest. No warning or anything. Luckily, I was told they would help me find another position within the company within 60 days, and I was able to land one in just under two weeks. But it was a reminder of how employers really operate and how you should ALWAYS be “career cushioning.”

[@ReivecS]

Only 90 seconds in but I feel like I should mention that about 15 years ago I had a manager (who I didn't even think was a particularly good manager) at a major corporation explicitly advice her entire team to always be looking at other job opportunities (probably the most redeeming value she had). Her logic was that you want to be well practiced in interviewing and that if you are at a large corporate public company layoffs can always happen. Don't be caught off guard. She didn't want people to leave her team but she basically just wanted people to be open with her if they definitely wanted to leave. Basically she wanted you to be interviewing but not WANT to leave and if you actually wanted to leave to talk to her about it. A solid strategy in my opinion, our retention was quite high at the time. Now this basic life advice is treated like a negative trend.

[@dedhampster4730]

Your corporate employer is no better than a narcissistic, gas lighting, manipulative bad interpersonal relationship that we all just cant leave because we need money to live. Treat the company like they are a necessary evil in the first place and dont let it get to you. And never ever talk about your intentions until you do them. Dont give away your hand. Loose lips sink ships and it will always be your own ship.

[@richardkenan2891]

Companies have two potential corporate personalities. If the founder is still in charge, the company is usually just an extension of the founder's personality. If the founder had left the company, the company acts as a pure sociopath. With some founders, there is no appreciable difference, granted. There is no corporate culture other than that.

[@dedhampster4730]

@@richardkenan2891 Yep, pretty much agree. That is why if you are lucky to get a good manager you go harder to support them, not the company. I have finally lucked out and gotten a good manager and I will go the extra mile for her. She is honest and has fought hard to get our team raises and treats us like adult human beings when it comes to our time off needs. Our small team in turn will strive to make sure she looks shiney to upper management and our corporate overlords.

[@Interdacted]

I love how everyone just acts like they're your best friend. While they're also trying to get you fired from the job.

[@tonymanzo3899]

When you don't make a plan and get a gap in employment, then they attack you for the gap in employment. They make it a no-win situation.

[@lonefriar4700]

Anyone still using that gap nonsense this far into the 21st century is a relic to be avoided. Unless you actually like that constant thumb holding you down that was so popular among employers of the 80s and 90s. What if you're a contractor who scored 3 times his usually yearly salary by taking a project in a very nasty place, and decided to spend the other 6 months in Thailand instead of rushing back to work? I have many gaps over the last 2 decades because I really like taking as much time off as possible NOW. Why wait until I'm old and feeble? Makes no sense. Sometimes I suspect it's the protracted jealousy one might expect from a petty interviewer who spends life chained to a desk and makes half as much. Usually I laugh off the issue, knowing the interview is over the moment they said Gap (goes for the clothing outlet as well). If I deliver the goods, who should be making my schedule?

[@s0nnyburnett]

Which is why your last job is always listed as current on your resume or you lie about because they're lying to you about a few things about the job anyway.

[@jthom0027]

There are people whose job it is to come up with this stupid shit to see if they can essentially advertise any worker power out of existence. All we can do is notice when it is happening and laugh in its face.

[@lonefriar4700]

@@armamentarmedarm1699 Which sucks, I'm usually such a good slave.

[@andyn6053]

Never be loyal to any employer. Use them and get the cash, then leave

[@SalisburySnake]

I never heard of "relationship cushioning". It's called "monkey branching". As in, when you're swinging through the trees, you don't let go of a branch until you have a hand on another branch. Which, BTW, is exactly how changing jobs has ALWAYS worked. (and is not how relationships should work)

[@paulcarmi8130]

Based and redpilled

[@xenxander]

that's called hypergamy and it's how women operate.

[@JDynamiteman]

@@xenxander It’s not just woman dawg, side chicks exist

[@ReivecS]

@@xenxander Tell me you are a POS without telling me.

[@nureauamerica]

@@xenxander bitter much

[@camadams9149]

It's almost like the 24 hour news cycle needs 24 hours of news... regardless if there is 24 hours worth of news. Personally Im trying this new trend called Hydrating. It's where I drink water when Im thirsty, so I don't die

[@AnarchoTak]

that sounds lazy! don't you know the we need that water for nestle water bottles??!!! drink less water obey

[@horaceau9544]

Hydrating? What about the bottom line and productivity? I disagree with it because more productivity= more money, fellow worker. People don't need water, people need to work hard to support the company.

[@apreviousseagle836]

Ingesting fluid with Newtonian physics called Dyhydrogen Monoxide.

[@Seattle-2017]

Whoa - Hydrating? Cool idea! Do a LinkedIn post about that. Maybe one of those TV shows will pick up your new innovation.

[@shaunpearce6846]

How dare you only drink when you need to! Lol you need to consume more product!! Or else we can’t buy our third home!

[@blissfulmountain]

I’m 3 semesters away from graduating college and I guess this was the best career advice I’ve heard so far. Idk why but I never thought of just continuously applying for jobs and getting HRs’ contact info. I was always just focused on getting a job, trying to do well enough in it to keep my job, and figure things outs later if I got laid off. I now realize how risky and irresponsible this is. And even though I’ve asked for a career advice from multiple people in my college’s career center and friends in the industry, this particular advice of always having a plan B never came up. Everyone I know has just been instilled with the idea of devoting themselves 100% in hopes of keeping the job with no guarantee that it will work. I’m definitely gonna start applying for jobs again despite already having an internship lined up for this upcoming summer. Definitely wouldn’t hurt to have more contacts when the time to apply for full time jobs comes around.

[@jmh814]

My company convinced me to stay by giving me a raise and not requesting any increase in my work output. They told me they were thankful for all I do, period.

[@IAmLedsterOo]

Good for you..

[@IAmLedsterOo]

Good for you..

[@luckylanno]

People tend not to like it when I say this, but "loyalty" is something that powerful people often use to take advantage of people. Sure, it's great to be loyal to your friends, spouse, and children, but when your boss plays that card, it's a red flag.

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

Loyalty is something that powerful people use to take advantage of people. Duly noted.

[@vincentcrowley5196]

If they want loyalty , they should hire a dog

[@trizedlyza]

Worked at a company that had experienced employees of 16-22 years. Then every quarter they started firing people (orders came from about 7 levels higher for budget). Best advice from the local deptartment manager is "loyalty is dead" don't feel loyal to this company. Some of the best and transparent (as they could be) managers at that company.

[@Charlie-m6r5v]

Business loyalty isn't a real thing

[@drVainMD]

@@vincentcrowley5196 Naw even dogs have their limits. Plus dogs are the best, let's not put them in the shitty situation we are trying to escape haha Either way they will get what they are looking for. Why do you think they cream themselves every time someone mentions _autonomous robots?_ Sooner than we are prepared to deal with, they'll have their coveted loyalty, along with zero complaint back-breaking, and windfall savings by eliminating vacation hours and benefits. And we can't forget the untold amounts of reassurance from knowing not a single worker will ever even think of the word _UNION_ much less try to build one or god-forbid, join one. That alone, I'm sure, will bring an eternity of sleepful nights to many a ragged CEO.

[@companymen42]

The CEO at my company sent out a video about this (we’re all forced to watch) and how, “its betraying the shareholders” and “our cultural values”. It’s not like I’m even actively looking, I’m just getting hit up by recruiters 😅.

[@UXtatic]

Betraying the betraying stakeholders.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

cultural values... hmmm. seems their culture values profit over anything and anyone. as for betraying shareholders, i don't see mgmt or The Shareholders giving a flying fist-frig over what happens to me. I give just as much of a rat's ass about them.

[@zesky6654]

Why would you give a turd about the shareholders? Thats the CEOs job.

[@jostafro4967]

@clot shots facts

[@goodgrief888]

Sounds like an abusive corporate culture. And sending out such a message is fear based because he or she knows it’s a place you’re all wanting to leave. Plus yeah make me feel bad for the “poor shareholders” lol

[@mllenessmarie]

You know, new ridiculous terms such as 'quiet quitting' or 'career cushioning' in media are actually a proof that big corporations and other companies are actually scared of this newly found employees' independency. In my country (in Europe) many white collars employees (especially in IT and marketing industries) know what these terms mean, but that's it. If someone from management or HR would say anything like that in my presence, I'd immediately speak up. It's better to kill these notions quickly before they become a norm.

[@jfyne03]

But the thing is, these trends were always a thing from God knows how long. Why does it matter to corporate now... because of the pandemic. They realized how much power the mass have and got nervous about it

[@wolfboy20]

@@jfyne03 yeah pretty much

[@sideshow00]

Gods forbid you have a family or something to take care of. How dare you make sure your family or love ones have financial security. Gamble on that one job! Especially during a recession. And it's been proven when budget cuts come you can go as well. Silly. 😂

[@Xander1Sheridan]

this is all things responsible adults do every single day. If you aren't getting new jobs every two or three years you aren't moving up or getting raises.

[@brucej.willson4764]

Because we are in the last of days. Also back then they didnt have social media to track you and expose people.​@xodro4260

[@goneg8or]

Whenever senior managers disappeared unannounced for half a day for meetings, we always knew the C-Suite was demanding layoffs. At the end of the day, I'd move personal belongings from my desk to my car. Because, during the next day or two, a bunch of us were getting that tap on the shoulder. I survived 23 rounds of layoffs but got the boot in round 24 in my 14th year. I guess I was paid at a "cost-effective" level for more than a decade.

[@yourfather8041]

If your employer is trying to get you to stay at your job then it’s because you’re valuable meaning you can demand more pay. It is 10 times more expensive to train a new employee than to keep an existing one. I remember you replied to one of my comments criticizing you before and then you made a video addressing it. Basically you’ve earned my respect and therefore my view, like and comment. On this topic though I feel like we agree, there’s nothing wrong with looking for employment while employed especially if the company is on a downward spiral or doing something illegal like Twitter was.

[@Jebbis]

It’s always easier to find a job when you have a job. An old boss of mine told me that I should always be interviewing. You want to keep up that skill, and because you might find a better opportunity. Follow the Ferengi rules of acquisition. 7. Keep your ears open, 9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. Your company will not hesitate to fire you, that should go the same for you. You should not hesitate to fire your employer. There is one caveat. Good companies are rare, so if you’re in one treasure it. But the moment you start seeing warning signs of change that will negatively affect you, that’s when you start really looking for a new job. Employers brought this upon themselves when they embraced predatory capitalism back in the 80s.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

yup. you said everything i need to know.

[@hippocleides7105]

Unironically, the Rules of Acquisition are probably the most straightforward way to understand the economy. ESPECIALLY with companies trying obfuscation and saying "oh we do ESG"-watch out for those companies especially. When a company starts to focus there, chances are their fundamentals are getting shakey and they're looking for reasons to ignore workers. What better way than to virtue signal while laying off people and cutting pay?

[@TheGrmany69]

I'd add... desperation in an uncertain market is a death sentence, corporations know that... they want people fearful to keep them controlled, tamed.

[@TheGrmany69]

@@hippocleides7105 Do this goes along with a cultish work environment.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

@@TheGrmany69 there's a show called "Bar Rescue". the prick that it features as some sorta wheeler-dealer super fixer-upper tycoon type was on fox a few months ago (a year?) with a tuh-wat congratulating him on his glowing contribution to the species. how d'you keep staff in uncertain times? he was asked. a homey anecdote about his mudder never feeding strays and they just "go away"... he concluded with her gushing and chuckling with him "A hungry dog is an obedient dog" referring to how to remunerate employees.

[@kaw8473]

If you're working a 9-5 you should be in a perpetual state of "career cushioning" and employers should accept that fact.

[@gokublack8342]

No you're supposed to be a loyal slave forever or at least until I decide you're of no use to me anymore 😂

[@jatmo6991]

As my grandfather told me the best time to look for a job is when you already have one.

[@jenninemorel7693]

People just need labels for everything that we've all accepted forever. People run out of things to talk about so we have to recycle conversations...it's nuts.

[@betz6507]

I learned my lesson decades ago. I worked at a company and loved it. I was dedicated -- worked 12-14 hrs a day. I was praised for my performance, was given hefty bonuses. The next year there was a downturn, I was out the door in a wave of layoffs. Since then, my dedication is to ME, Inc. Any job I bring value to my employer, but I absolutely don't "count on" my employer. I actually prefer contracting. I'm there for a year or two, then move on. Very clean arrangement.

[@Jupiterxice]

Just caveat that it took me to a mental health breakdown. Employers will use every way to gaslight or subjective tricks to say you're not doing enough on your work load. They think you're a robot however you have to think of yourself as a business and put yourself first. Always have options.

[@mydpRu]

I really love freelancing, it’s an awesome way of earning a living while dealing with your own schedule in your own way (almost perfect for people with mental health issues). Yet I am, honestly speaking, afraid of fully switching to freelance since I am a foreigner living an EU country where being employed before getting your permanent residence permit means less issues with your visa. But I’ve already promised myself that I’ll be a happy freelancer after becoming a permanent resident of my new home, which is going to happen in less than two years, fortunately.

[@tomasviane3844]

Doing a bit of 'Job Hopping' is good for your morale as well. It builds confidence and it means that when you lose a job, it isn't the end of your life. It's just another page in your "How do I make money to support myself" book. See it as being a freelancer for different companies...

[@Skim_beeble7125]

I’ve started doing doing temp work as I can pick and choose and my employer has no control over me beyond what they have hired me to do for a week

[@annmarieknapp]

Yes, the whole live to work doesn't work at end of day. Loyalty from company is thing of the past.

[@B.Alanyse]

I've been career cushioning since I started working. This is a job, not volunteering, if someone is going to offer more pay, better benefits, better work life balance, and are more flexible with remote work I'm going with them.

[@mcjaguilar8667]

Work culture can tip the scales, too. I'm not doing satanic rituals and orgies to keep my job 🤣

[@TheAIKnowledgeHub]

I don't think "moonlighting" comes from romantic. I think it comes from working under the moon light. Like having a day job, then a night job.

[@JoshuaFluke1]

Yes

[@apreviousseagle836]

Igniting the midnight petroleum

[@liighterspoppow5152]

Having 2 jobs in case I lose one 😅😅😅 Salaried employees: career cushioner!!!!!🗡️🤺

[@johanamk]

“Look out for yourself. You are the main character” is so far the most motivational quote I’ve heard all year long ❤ thanks

[@DovidM]

I highly recommend interviewing with other companies. Not only does it sharpen your skills as an interviewee, but you get a better sense of what your actual worth to a competing company is.

[@GreenPlasticWaterCan]

"Who comes up with this?" People who desperately want to work on their 'personal brand' and come up with bullshit do they can I say: I came up with that.

[@sagmeister2234]

Exactly. Then come the corporate speaking gigs, followed by the book, etc, etc.

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

Or media dumbshits chasing the buzz and engagement dragon.

[@hahamasala]

It's all about Likes and Follows and subsequent income. Must be a nice life though!

[@Re-bl5sr]

Absolutely 🙄

[@Canoby]

@@hahamasala So basically like a youtube or twitch channel, but far less interesting content

[@trutrek913]

You're on point on this. Employers don't like it because it exposes an internal problem with their management and they hate having to change their management, they rather fire a bunch of good employees than fire their friends.

[@AK-47ISTHEWAY]

You are one of the few people that figured out the problem. The business owner(s) should not be friends with the managers/supervisors they have running the company. That is a huge red flag. I've turned down many good paying jobs because during the interview process I've seen how "buddy-buddy" the owner was with the supervisor and/or general manager. Those are places you want to avoid working at.

[@trutrek913]

@@AK-47ISTHEWAY That's why you see incompetent people get promoted, but they're golf buddies.

[@Seattle-2017]

2:58 "Duh, what's some advice for HR folks?" Corporate Apologist: "Well management needs to be more HONEST about.... uhhh, ummmm....... ah, screw it! Who's kidding who?!?"

[@Wahinies]

This right here. Cronyism.

[@clintonharvey2384]

It’s always the friends and family that ruin the work environment, nepotism is disgusting and obvious when it’s happening

[@nefi7500]

My parents did this too but there wasn't some media campaign about it. As a responsible adult you should always have a plan B. Or at least look for one.

[@AFuller2020]

Yes! But people get lazy and settle in, it has to stop .

[@iamz_mbie]

@@AFuller2020 it isn’t about being lazy. it’s being naive

[@heathjohnson2575]

I started my worklife as a yes man company man whatever and after I opened my eyes I realized I was a sucker and being taken advantage of so now I just do my job and always keep an eye out for a better opportunity. Ive known several places that just closed and didnt tell any of their employees just a note on the door saying closed find a new job. I trust NO company.

[@montanarose2148]

Once had a boss call me into her office to scold me for updating my resume on indeed. I quit not long after that, seemed like a giant red flag to me.

[@JoshuaFluke_]

DM you won 🏆

[@a.d.baebee]

I’m currently “quiet quitting” as I’m “career cushioning.” Hopefully, I’ll find a place that will “eagerly employe” me before my job sees this. I’d hate for them to “forthright fire” me before then. That would certainly put me into “post-termination pathetic” mode. Please, for the love of God, may they stop with the alliterations. It’s maddening! 😂

[@aikighost]

Alliteration like this is only acceptable when its a marvel superhero name like Peter Parker, Matt Murdoch or Steven Strange 🤣

[@collegeman1988]

You should career cushion, but at the same time, many idiotic CEOs tell employees that they’re stealing if they work a second job, or are even thinking of looking for another job. 🤦‍♂️

[@AnarchoTak]

they feel like they are entitled to you by default and they feel like it's cheating that you aren't a loyal mindless slave to manipulate. they want you to not have any job security and work you to the bone for less as much as possible so you'll be to scared to respect yourself or push back and it makes them more money

[@shaunpearce6846]

How dare you spend any energy on anything not involving our company! Lol you must go home completely drained of your soul each day. That’s how we know we good little sla… I mean, employee.

[@Seattle-2017]

But then they subtly mock you when they lay you off. One particularly two-faced boss of mine asked, after telling me he was letting me go (zero severance pay), "So what do you plan to do now?" He had the nerve to call me at my new job a few months later, asking me for help in finding a critical password. Needless to say, I said "sure" and ghosted him.

[@genxx2724]

@@Seattle-2017 You should have charged a large consultation fee to help find the password, with no guarantee of results.

[@Seattle-2017]

@@genxx2724 True, I could have called him back with a $1,000 per hour consultant fee with retainer. I would have enjoyed hearing his response. But the ghosting was more satisfying; the idea if him checking his emails and phone messages in anticipation of a password that would never come. Which is what he had done with my commissions/bonuses when I had worked there.

[@keeganlauzon6802]

Wait: so everything that my dad told me to do is a new trend?! My dad should get a royalty for this 🤣

[@Seattle-2017]

Reminds me of another video on this channel - where a LinkedIn'er posts about the new "Just Eat Power Hour" guilt free time away from meetings etc. - she invented the lunch break.

[@AnotherAvaibleName]

@@Seattle-2017 fucking unreal lmao

[@Magnarmis]

My parents always told me: "Don't quit your job unless you have another lined up". Are they the original "career cushioners"?

[@trutrek913]

I think it goes further back than that, probably back to our Great times 100 grandfather. "What? Our chief is going to fight the Vikings with only 5 guys? Time to move, I hope Ireland is hiring a new baker".

[@keeganlauzon6802]

@@trutrek913 😂

[@tr_eeev]

This is the first time I’ve ever seen one of your videos. Loved your take, thanks for putting this out there!

[@JackShen]

I always update my resume every few months. I feel that it's the smart thing to do, even if you are happy at you current job. You want to add you new projects to the highlights part of your resume and remove the older highlights. From what I've seen no one reads past the first page if that anymore.

[@darkdudironaji]

I was legitimately irreplaceable at my job. I have my boss a 6 month notice of my departure and he was freaked out about replacing me then. The day I left, my replacement decided he couldn't handle everything I did without my guidance. So he quit literally the first day I was gone. My boss called me up, have me a 22% raise, and now allows me to work part time from home. Since I planned on being unemployed and living off of savings while I finish school, it's pretty nice to work 10-12 hours per week from home.

[@Clear_Spectre]

What do you do?

[@darkdudironaji]

@@Clear_Spectre My title is HVAC Estimator and Draftsman. But I wear many many hats for the company.

[@GP-dz1yi]

@@darkdudironaji I am also HVAC engineer and modeling I would like to find a job like yours.

[@darkdudironaji]

@@GP-dz1yi No you don't. One of the reasons he can't find anybody else is he is one of the hardest people to work for. Most of the staff has been there less than a year, and tell everyone that he's the reason they're leaving.

[@berekexer8158]

@@darkdudironaji Damn, sounds like he got off cheap only giving you a 22% raise lol

[@XxXnonameAsDXxX]

Its like the US is slowly discovering this brand new things called "use your brain" and makes a fanfare about it. Absolutley wild.

[@amireallythatgrumpy6508]

Well it's true that Americans stopped thinking long ago

[@Ghost101]

Yeah, we call it "critical thinking," and Corporates hate it. 😂

[@amireallythatgrumpy6508]

@@Ghost101 Except Americans haven't had that skill for decades.

[@Shay45]

People have been doing this for decades. It is not some new trend.

[@TheGrmany69]

The yellow news outlet in the video is Indian.

[@DjMonak]

I work in the IT sector, I'm Italian... and I can assure you that I've been doing "career cushoning" for around 23 years... without even knowing it! And you know what? More or less all the people I've met over the years have done it!

[@testcode9362]

it used to call job hopping

[@Nobody-dc8dp]

Why do all Italians always have to tell everyone their Italian?

[@docvolt5214]

​@@Nobody-dc8dp having a decent job in Italy, especially in something like IT. Isn't exactly the norm to say the least. He's probably unconsciously proud of it

[@DjMonak]

@@Nobody-dc8dp Because I know that the audience of this channel is mostly American, so I wanted to underline that, even in a country like mine, there is the practice of "career cushoning". My post had no nationalistic intent.

[@BorderTurrets]

Whatever happened to "Dont put all your eggs in one basket"? Corporate shills are insufferable because during recessions and mass layoffs they will also lecture you and say "Why didn't you make yourself marketable"? You can never win with these people.

[@Itsme60804]

Isn’t that normal? I’m always applying to jobs as a 26 year old adult. And if I was in a job that I saw myself still doing 20 years from now, I’d still be looking around just to see what the industry looks like. And I’d still be updating my resume and LinkedIn. That is the smart thing to do. Expect the best, and prepare for the worst.

[@nasis18]

The best advice someone gave me was, "Always stay hungry". If you treated your employees better, they wouldn't have to "career cushion".

[@donnathedead7554]

It seems that they're trying to put an ugly spin on normal everyday behaviors. Trying to compare updating a resume with low-key cheating on a partner that doesn't know they're about to get dumped. Like, what?!?! It's so obvious, its comical. The question is why are they doing this?

[@horaceau9544]

I honestly think people should stop brushing their teeth because it will increase productivity and remove the need for wasting time looking into the mirror and instead making the companies more money my fellow average man.

[@execration_texts]

@@horaceau9544 Agreed, and all the people whining about their commute should just move into the office! Frankly, having a family is kind of cheating on your job, after all, we are all a family here at work.

[@donnathedead7554]

@@execration_texts Move over creepy, toxic, "We're like a family here," employers. Now we have the, "We're like a needy, insecure partner," employer. What's that, you have options?!?! Well now I know you're leaving me. How do I know this? Because if I could get better or cheaper, I know I would have fired your ass a long time ago.

[@Maki-00]

These companies just want to vilify employees now because they’re finally realize that employees have options and don’t have to be a slaves to their job. It’s the same as forcing people to rearrange their lives to work remotely for a couple years, then making them seem like lazy bums for not wanting to return to the office when they’ve been working at home just fine.

[@el_chavez]

Because they are corporate shills. Bought and paid for just like most of our politicians.

[@drgomesp]

What about when companies are secretly hiring another person for your job and not telling you before hand so that you are ready when you are fired. Should we call that Reverse Cushioning?

[@debra1363]

That happened to me.A person quit to start their own business and when the business didn't pan out asked for their old job back.I was told about it literally the day before her return.My employer told me "We have to take her back because she has seniority"(!)First,she had been gone for a year,the only "seniority"she had was she was there before I was hired to replace her.Second,I was under the impression that you forfeit seniority if you quit a job.Bottom line is she was a friend of the manager and nobody had the guts to admit it.

[@RAJOHN-ke7mc]

This happened to me. I was a part employer at merril lynch when I overheard a senior v.p talk about hiring someome full time for my position. He didnt know Id heqrd him and I immediately started looking for another job. A few days later he asked me if I wanted the position and I said NO thank you.

[@adamd9166]

In their eyes, that is just good business.

[@EDMDoc]

I was a big bully to the corporation when I was an aerospace engineer with Pratt. I was steady sliding copies of job offers under my managers door...lmfao. Josh is 100% right, if you bring top level skills, you wouldn't believe what you are in control of. Your destiny. Not what some yumm yumm "business" graduate has in mind for your future.

[@someusername4129]

Sorry what is a yumm yumm business graduate?

[@soyandoat4106]

thank you for these videos. It really help me feel grounded in all the swaying, fear- mongering and stoking news

[@alaricsoto1]

"Being terrified of losing your job and not being able to find another," in so many words.

[@AFuller2020]

Or not updating you skills like we all should be doing.

[@BlackManTravels]

There is no loyalty to these companies. Always look out for self. Get paid and keep it moving!!!!

[@AK-47ISTHEWAY]

My grandfather I think started "career cushioning" when he got honorably discharged from the Army after World War II in the late 1940's. His main source of income was working at Ingersoll Rand building air compressors and pneumatic tools, but he was also a stonemason that built silos, a carpenter that did custom cabinetry and he worked on a farm plowing fields and delivering fresh eggs. Career cushioning is nothing new. I've been doing it since the early 2000's trying to follow in my grandfather's footsteps since he was the hardest working man I ever knew.

[@Seattle-2017]

Your granfather and you were smart. Wish I had realized this years ago. Loyalty to one company is career suicide.

[@AFuller2020]

I lead...not follow

[@Iron-Bridge]

@@AFuller2020 If you want to be a good leader, learn how to follow first.

[@TheGrmany69]

Is that "career cushioning" or "moonshining"? Either way the man was a blue collar jack of all trades... that's awesome and having that base is important, you don't know when a trade might come handy. I think that's not stressed enough in the US, having a trade aside university training / title seems like a winning strategy, more than having 50 PhDs and no work experience.

[@Paul-ou1rx]

I hate the media. They would call that an "Anti-infoer" and probably dangerous.

[@Patrick-857]

They just made nothing into a story. Whilst not reporting on real stories. Pathetic.

[@simonebernacchia5724]

Corporate: "How you DARE to try to have a life and a steady income?"

[@ScottTX79]

I’ve never really considered this. I just figured living paycheck to paycheck and hoping I don’t get fired was the only way to live

[@gokublack8342]

I cant tell if you're being sarcastic or not and that worries me 😂

[@NERO_MYBAND]

It’s unfortunately how most people live scarily enough

[@kristafurner4988]

😂

[@HindiLearnersDiary]

Applying randomly or in large numbers for jobs, especially within your local area, can be detrimental to your job search. Once you receive a rejection from a company, it may be more challenging to get hired there in the future, as they will have that rejection on file. It's essential to be careful and strategic in your job search, rather than applying haphazardly.

[@itisij-lalanne2467]

Good grief these employers want your absolute loyalty, without earning it.

[@SamVidovich]

My company laid off 25% of its workers, but not me. I was so disgusted that I left for another position. They then laid off another 25%. There's not any guarantee. There's no loyalty to you. Don't think you owe a company anything. The days of 20 year single company careers are gone. There's no pension, no contract. You'll get fired at will, even if you've been there since day one. Companies do not care about you. Straight up. So. Yeah - cushion that career, baby!

[@blakealanm]

Always looking for another job to replace your current one sounds as stressful to me as starting your own business can be. Have a main source of income until you get some assets that pay you in your sleep.

[@holdruss6197]

The great resignation-->quiet quitting-->career cushioning-->please please boss man I'll sell my soul to you please don't fire me

[@Dante02000]

Next one is not sucking it hard enough.

[@armeniansdoitbetter]

My family always told me not to put all the eggs in one basket. Always make sure your resume is up to date and ready just in case. If the business is not yours, you can never be 100 percent secure with your employment. Only you can make your security by making sure you have ready.

[@Kenshin6321]

😒 I've LITERALLY been doing this since I've been 18 years old. I've never quit a job without having another job lined up. The only time I didn't have a "career cushion" was when I got laid off, but I kept my network certifications active, so I found a new job in two weeks. So yeah, I agree with you. It's literally COMMON SENSE to not quit your job until you have another one lined up. These people sensationalize everything.

[@GCW1978]

I'm catching this one about 2 months after you put this out. Here's my thing...yes, doing this is being a responsible adult, but even calling it career cushioning isn't a new thing. It actually used to be something that was common advice, addressed by that phrase. If it is being addressed now as some negative by the media, THAT is the new thing. Because we now live in a corporate dystopia, and anything that isn't "give away your labor overly cheap, so the boss can get filthy rich" is apparently bad.

[@thenourway]

Truth, 💯 ❤ thank you for speaking everything I have been yelling at the news these days. I sincerely thought Career Cushioning would be attacking “The Side Hustle”

[@4uto_4ddict]

Our society is doomed. Isn’t this “career cushioning” a normal thing that 90% of adults already do? Now the media puts a term to it to get views. Dumb. Josh, I appreciate your videos. Keep up the good work, man.

[@johndorian473]

A friend of mine was at a company have yearly performance band(A, B, C, D). She got a D which means no hike for her. So she applied to move to another project and management wouldn't let her. She asked if her performance is so bad why on earth do they need her

[@tachyontee3877]

Josh, your voice is so necessary. I know you're not always trying to get people to send you money, but you're the first KZbinr I'm willing to support with what little dollars I have. The whole system is about finessing people into being mooks. All manipulation and coercion. All fakery.

[@johnmcnamara8741]

Josh changed my life!

[@micosstar]

it’s perfect he works for himself, so only he is liable to himself and not his boss!

[@thebrutaltooth1506]

Good point about building a network by saving the emails of the people offering you a job! Thanks!

[@baslifico]

THANK YOU for answering within the first minute., That alone is worth a sub

[@SingularitySenses]

This channel deserves a lot more views. Like a million views. I'm just glad someone like you isn't afraid to speak the obvious truths. Feels like 90 percent of the people I know are totally brainwashed by the companies they work for.

[@cuivre2004]

Overcomplicating and overthinking the simple things is a BIG trend in social media as well as the work-place itself. It can be called "anti-quiet quitting"- since it is "loudly over thinking the simple things in work!"

[@MRMONKEYPUNCH]

Thank you for this my current banking job had poorly trained me, after 4 months I’m on my final warning.. when I asked the manager what I could be doing better or how to do things better she said “DO NOT ARGUE WITH ME, YOU’RE ON YOUR FINAL WARNING !”… okay time to apply else where

[@ginny3599]

It sure is. Good luck!

[@eisenklad]

HR/PR department spin doctoring so hard to make sure they dont get Quiet Hired...

[@binaryburnout3d]

I mean as long as you don't go job hunting while you are AT work. It just looks bad. One thing to keep in mind though, especially jobs with quick turn over and high competition. Companies might try to siphon off employees from other companies just to hamstring competition and you'll either get fired from your new job before your probee is up. Or they might offer you something enticing to join, but you'll get shorted on promotions or raises, or screwed out of better shifts.

[@Roescoe]

It's like corporate lingo infects everything in the field, even the anti-corporate.

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

"Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture", huh? I'm going to call myself the Soothsayer of General Counsel going forward.

[@StefStos]

Another thing to mention: If I am working for a company that gives me static pay of $3000 and I see a job ad offering double for the same job am not supposed to apply?

[@hayuseen6683]

Nope. Capitalism is for them not you, you need to be the pleb that carries their profits.

[@pysq8]

"It's easier to find a job when you have a job." If I had a nickel for everytime I heard this, I wouldn't need the friggin job!

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

When my job started pushing me around, threatening to fire me...I took action...I got a second job and let them know that I couldn't be expected to come in at all hours anymore. They backed off because they knew their leverage was gone..on more than one occasion they hinted at firing me, I dared them. Later I gave notice and they were pissed that they didn't have the pleasure of firing me.

[@jlrgaming8754]

I love the "big brain" effect you put on yourself when you're the manager. Or the big chin executive. Just kills me every time.

[@tokyosan7906]

Glad I don't consume corporate media anymore, they must make stuff up so they have things to talk about.

[@jackcarraway4707]

"Plan B when something goes wrong. Plan C when shit hits the fan. When the chips are down and desperate times call for desperate measures, you better have that plan D. Couldn't hurt to have a plan E, either, just to be on the safe side." -My basic training drill sergeant

[@gummy5862]

A lot easier said than done to have multiple back up plans.

[@gokublack8342]

@@gummy5862 Gotta have plans on plans xD

[@alejmc]

This is a wake up call for me… I have been totally negligent FOR YEARS. I do learn tons of skills and polish a lot existing ones yearly. But I’m never looking for anything new nor updating my resume at all let alone marketing it except my own current job. Better get to it and not have to learn the hard way.

[@DovidM]

I worked for one company, and I interviewed with several of its competitors. I never breathed a word about it to co-workers but my manager suspected that I was getting itchy feet. This worked out in my favor as I got a promotion.

[@NefashusLP]

Hi Josh! I remember watching your old videos about programming, about your father and all your life stories. Really glad to see you grew so much + your channel!

[@kengilbert2620]

I appreciate you calling out of this and the "quiet quiting" categorization. At least they're giving you some humorous stuff to post. Both are truly just self career management which even top executives do!

[@Shannon_Vlogs]

Omg 😳 I was always “career cushioning” I guess 😅 I always kept my resume up to date when I was working. It’s so weird to make something positive like continuing to update your skills into a negative. Like George Carlin said: just smart enough to press the buttons…

[@ayyyejesterdazed]

Hearing about this a year later… yeah I’ve been job hopping while staying loyal to slowly building my own boutique on the side. After 10 years of job hopping I found myself injured from a hit and run, and can finally get my business going full time cuz I’ve already had the LLC for it for a couple years.

[@briandeschene8424]

I disagree that this was commonly done by most workers. If it was, layoffs would not have been the disruptive events that they were. I can accept that there were always some people who kept their proverbial options open but not the majority. You may also be correct that people recently joining the workforce might be more likely to take this approach. But only because they saw working family members around them falter as they were growing up. Which is why a sociologist (or news media) will coin a phrase for it so it can be written about/reported on. Never forget how many people are still thinking along the lines of the traditional workplace that has not existed for decades now and *much worse* are passing that outdated viewpoint when advising their younger friends/relatives. What you see as meaningless reporting for you personally is valuable/useful to others.

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

1. If you get fired for "career cushioning" or if you get fired for talking about looking for another job, you will likely qualify for unemployment benefits. 2. Don't do too much "window shopping" because turning down a job offer gets you marked as a "failed candidate". Instead just network, but don't interview unless you seriously expect to accept an offer.

[@Patrick-857]

Americans really don't have privacy. That's insane. In my country there's no such tracking of people. Employers can't get much information from you beyond what you give them.

[@GarethMcCumskey]

I'm 42 years old and I have been "career cushioning" since I was 16 years old as a waiter in my small town in South Africa. Like are these people real?

[@theenlightened5248]

You are doing a great job man.

[@JamesDarrenOG]

JEEZ what is it with all these names... when i was working at my first couple jobs I got so many other job offerings thrown at me...because i was already employed. I did listen to the female Headhunters who took me out on a "work dinner" ( basically free dinner on their dime to see if they can convince me to A) quit my then job and B) get me to sign a contract. ) every single time i went along with that the female headhunter, usually stunningly beautiful, wanted to have " bedroom fun" which i declined. Don't fall for that guys ( or girls but its mostly guys and young guys at that, they try that with). I ALWAYS have a multitude of ways out no matter the situation. Dont be scared be prepaired. No matter if its a natural disaster or a job loss.

[@brenda994100]

I’m so glad I found your channel 😂👏🏼

[@smallleaks9741]

I work for a large tech company and every monthly overview CEO boasts about how fast we are growing, revenue is the best it's ever been, and how great everyone is. Then BAM! This month laid off 1300 people due to an "oversite". I only got to keep my job because im so low down the chain they wouldn't be saving a lot letting me go. Always have a plan B