CINCINNATI (WKRC) \u2014 Workers across the U.S. are increasingly searching for new jobs while still on the clock \u2014 driven by growing anxiety about layoffs, artificial intelligence and rising costs.<\/p>\n
A new report from Resume Now finds more than half of workers \u2014 52% \u2014 are worried about losing their jobs, even without clear warning signs. That stress is taking an emotional toll, with one-third of respondents saying they have cried at work.<\/p>\n
Suzanne Olive says she keeps her resume updated at all times \u2014 a habit she picked up after being laid off years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always prepared,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Experts say more workers are now following that same approach, even if they haven\u2019t been directly impacted by layoffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are feeling a lot of fear,\u201d said Keith Spencer, a career expert with Resume Now, pointing to high-profile layoffs, rapid adoption of AI and ongoing financial pressures.<\/p>\n
That anxiety is changing behavior in the workplace. More employees are quietly updating resumes and applying for jobs during the workday \u2014 a move experts say can be risky.<\/p>\n
Job hunting on company time or openly disengaging at work could damage a worker\u2019s reputation and even increase the risk of losing their job, Spencer said.<\/p>\n
Instead, experts recommend keeping job searches outside of work hours, maintaining professionalism and continuing to build skills and experience.<\/p>\n
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For workers like Olive, staying prepared offers some peace of mind \u2014 at a time when many feel anything but secure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CINCINNATI (WKRC) \u2014 Workers across the U.S. are increasingly searching for new jobs while still on the clock…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358012,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[134,554,555,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-358011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-mental-health","10":"tag-mentalhealth","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}