'Protect yourself' | 'Career cushioning' - what is it and should you be doing it?

Zoom Fatigue. The Great Resignation. Quiet Quitting. Quiet Firing. Desk bombing.

Such has been the complexity of HR’s most pressing situations over the past three years, that LinkedIn’s connoisseurs have been clamouring over themselves to coin catchphrases and buzzwords that easily sum up the issue of the day.

And now, a new term is neatly packaging up an issue that many employees might be affected by.

In the current economic climate, “career cushioning” is a trend that is seeing rapid growth in popularity. In fact, according to Google trends, search terms around career cushioning have increased by 5000% in the last 12 months.