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Job security

Freedom from the fear of dismissal or job loss. Some professions and employmentactivities have greater job security than others. The government civil service has morejob security than many occupations in the private sector.

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When some piece of code is written in a particularly obscure fashion, and no goodreason (such as time or space optimization) can be discovered, it is often said that theprogrammer was attempting to increase his job security (i.e., by making himselfindispensable for maintenance). This sour joke seldom has to be said in full; if twohackers are looking over some code together and one points at a section and says “jobsecurity”, the other one may just nod.

Job security

Job security is the probability that an individual will keep his or her job; a job with ahigh level of job security is such that a person with the job would have a small chanceof becoming unemployed.

Contents

1 Factors affecting job security1.1 In the United States

1.1.1 Immigration and outsourcing1.2 In Europe

2 Measuring job security2.1 Job security score2.2 Job Security Index

3 Other meanings4 See also5 References6 External links

Factors affecting job security

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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