job-hopping

noun

job-hop·​ping ˈjäb-ˌhä-piŋ How to pronounce job-hopping (audio)
: the practice of moving from job to job
job-hopper noun

Examples of job-hopping in a Sentence

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At the same time, wages were rising at a fast pace, so many individuals engaged in job-hopping. Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025 BofA finds job-hopping is still above its pre-pandemic levels, but that was a very different economy, with just 3.5% unemployment (the lowest since 1969) and an extraordinarily tight labor market. Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025 There’s still a stigma around job-hopping—older generations like the loyalty factor. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Despite being based in Silicon Valley, where job-hopping is the norm, Siders and many of his colleagues have stayed for years. Peter High, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of job-hopping was in 1945

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“Job-hopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/job-hopping. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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