Welcome to the era of stability stacking
More than three-quarters of millennial workers said they're questioning their career paths.
Creative Credit/Getty Images Recession and layoff-battered millennials don't feel very stable in their careers.
In response, they're "stability stacking," according to a new Glassdoor report.
That means everything from taking on multiple jobs to developing new skills.
Millennials are feeling insecure about their jobs, and they're piling on alternatives to traditional careers to build their own safety nets.
They're the largest generation in the workforce and are taking on multiple income streams, skills training, and other jobs outside their primary work to feel more secure — what Glassdoor terms "stability stacking." This comes as multiple job-holders are increasingly well-educated, middle-class earners , indicating that labor market instability is plaguing the generation that should be in their prime working years.
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Over three-quarters of millennials report actively questioning their career paths, according to a new Glassdoor poll of 1,805 US professionals in August.
A separate Glassdoor poll found the majority are delaying milestones because of that uncertainty.
For millennials, working one job — or cultivating the skills for one career — isn't enough to feel secure these days.
Despite low layoffs, major employers have made cuts, with many attributing them to AI.
Some companies have flattened their management levels just as millennials started to move up the ladder, and it's tough to find a new job in today's low-hire, low-fire market.
"We're at a point in our careers where we have been in the workforce for long enough that it feels like we should have experienced some sort of payoff by now.
But for a lot of us, that hasn't come to fruition," said Janel Abrahami, the creator of career platform Going Places and a millennial stability stacker.
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