Watch out, employers: Rather than risking unemployment, workers are emotionally checking out to cope with sticking it out—and TikTok’s coined the concept “d ate them till you hate them .”

Driven by a stagnating labor market and growing fears around job security, workers are now clinging to roles they’ve outgrown. And just like how people stay in unfulfilling romantic relationships (allowing resentment to build so that when the inevitable breakup happens, they’re already over it and ready to move on), this trend is seeing workers doing the same in the jobs they’re currently stuck in.

“In general, we’re seeing this trend more with Gen Z than other generations—the same as for job hugging ,” Annie Rosencrans, director of people and culture at HiBob, an HR platform focused on modern work

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