India, March 17 -- There was a time, not too long ago, possibly half-a-generation ago, when it was cool to hop jobs, excitedly grab a new opportunity, even if the pay was 10-15 per cent more, and even if you had spent only a few months at the old workplace. According to HR experts, and behaviour psychologists, job-hugging is the new mantra across generations, not just Genz or millennials. Even those at the fag end of their careers, a few years from retirement, are unwilling to leave their present jobs. Look around you, and there are scores of examples that will stare at you.

A Delhi-based woman in her early fifties, who works in publishing management, faces several problems. For more than a year, she has not got any increments, bonuses, ...