Employees — boomerang boreout bozo explosion brain waste career coach casualization clockless worker corporat … New words
Stock Market and Investing — angel investor bear tack black swan Bull Market Babies capitulation bottom carve out casino culture … New words
golden handcuffs — n. Attractive financial benefits that a corporate employee will lose by resigning from the company. Example Citation: The lures include signing bonuses; so called golden handcuffs, such as bonuses that are not payable until the end of a year or… … New words
golden hello — n. A cash bonus or other remuneration paid to a new employee as an incentive to join a company (c.f. golden handshake). Example Citation: City merchant banks are having to offer new graduates salaries of 30,000 [pounds] a year, plus golden hellos … New words
job lock — n. The fear of leaving a job because it might mean losing or reducing health care benefits. Example Citations: There s no shortage of sad stories about health insurance. But for pure frustration, nothing beats job lock: being frozen in a job you… … New words
optionaire — n. A millionaire whose net worth is composed of, or was created by, stock options. Example Citation: Hewlett Packard [CEO] Carly Fiorina is joining the optionaires club. The computer giant unveiled its new CEO compensation package that includes… … New words
precariat — n. People whose lives are precarious because they have little or no job security. [Precarious + proletariat.] Example Citations: This is echoed by the handful of other academics who are dipping their toes into the murky psychological depths where … New words
put skin in the game — idiom. To take an active interest in a company or undertaking by making a significant investment or financial commitment. Example Citations: While Microcom was willing to part with some of its precious cash for Parthenon s expertise, the… … New words
return on talent — n. The profit or other benefits that accrue to a company from its investments in recruiting and retaining valuable employees. Example Citation: In the New Economy, where college graduates can expect four to five job offers and annual employee… … New words
stock lock — n. A provision that prevents an employee from moving the stock they own in the company to other investments until the employee reaches a certain age (usually 55). Also: stock lock. Example Citation: The ethical maybe criminal core of the scandal… … New words
