Amazon HR Staffers Turn From Hiring to Seeking Jobs Themselves (1)

With job cuts mounting throughout tech, finance and different industries, why wait to get fired when you may skip on to being employed?

The transfer, referred to as “profession cushioning,” entails lining up a plan B whereas nonetheless absolutely employed, particularly when job cuts are imminent. That is often executed discreetly — maybe a networking name taken throughout lunch, or taking the time to attach with outdated colleagues.

Some Amazon.com Inc. staff are taking it one step additional, publicly posting that they’re #OpenToWork on LinkedIn whereas nonetheless employed by the corporate. It’s all on the market for everybody, together with their bosses and managers’ …