'Career Cushioning' is the latest trend to hit the workplace

'Career Cushioning' is the latest hot topic on LinkedIn. It refers to discreetly lining up the next job while fully employed in anticipation of future layoffs. Career cushioners focus more on finding the next job before layoffs than making themselves indispensable in their current roles. The work trend emerges as tech giants like Twitter, Meta, and Amazon fill headlines with thousands of layoffs.