job insecurity
Fear of layoffs
Job insecurity is the anxiety or uncertainty workers feel about whether they'll keep their jobs.
It can stem from economic downturns, company instability, or the precarious nature of contract work.
Beyond immediate employment concerns, job insecurity affects mental health, spending habits, and long-term planning: Rising job insecurity has made younger workers hesitant to buy homes.
- underemploymentInsufficient use of labor capacity
- dead end jobPosition offering no advancement
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
- contract workTemporary hired employment
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
stress · downsizing · pink slip · pink slip party · automation · walking on eggshells · financial instability · living paycheck to paycheck · poverty · precarious · layoffs · fear · expendable · hopelessness · at-will employment · redundancy · outsourcing · restructuring
- workplace stressjob stress, work stress, occupational stress, job burnout, job anxiety
- workplace issuesturnover, layoffs, understaffing, low morale, harassment
- laborlabor, labor union, work, labor force, laborers
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
- academic career challengespublish or perish, job market, peer review, job scarcity, teaching load
- job barriersageism, sexism, racism, glass ceiling, gender bias
job insecurityjob security
Protected employment status
employment security · job stability · permanent employment · tenure · lifetime employment
job insecurityeconomic security
Reliable access to resources
financial security · income security · economic stability · financial stability · safety net