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Job securit
Barron's Business Dictionary:
Job securit
Freedom from the fear of dismissal or job loss. Some professions and employment
activities have greater job security than others. The government civil service has more
job security than many occupations in the private sector.
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The Jargon File's Guide to Hacker Slang:
job securit
When some piece of code is written in a particularly obsc re fashion, and no good
reason (such as time or space optimization) can be discovered, it is often said that the
programmer was attempting to increase his job security (i.e., by making himself
indispensable for maintenance). This sour joke seldom has to be said in full; if two
hackers are looking over some code together and one points at a section and says job
security , the other one may just nod.
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Job securit
Job securit is the probability that an individual will keep his or her job; a job with a
high level of job security is such that a person with the job would have a small chance
of becoming unemployed.
Contents
1 Factors affecting job security
1.1 In the United States
1.1.1 Immigration and outsourcing
1.2 In Europe
2 Measuring job security
2.1 Job security score
2.2 Job Security Index
3 Other meanings
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Factors affecting job securit
Job security is dependent on economy, prevailing business conditions, and the
individual's personal skills. It has been found that people have more job security in
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