noun
General Slang
employee ghosting
em-PLOY-ee GOHST-ing · noun · slang
A hired or interviewing worker vanishing without notice.
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When a candidate or new hire abruptly cuts off all contact with an employer, such as skipping interviews, not showing up on the start date, or leaving without notice.
“Their star recruit pulled employee ghosting, never showing up on day one and never replying again.”
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employee ghosting In A Sentence
Their star recruit pulled employee ghosting, never showing up on day one and never replying again.
Origin & Usage
Extension of dating-slang 'ghosting' to the hiring and employment context in the late 2010s.
Variants
candidate ghosting
People Also Ask
What is employee ghosting?
It is when a candidate or new hire abruptly cuts off all contact with an employer, such as skipping interviews, not showing up on the start date, or leaving without notice.
Where does the term employee ghosting come from?
It extends the dating-slang term 'ghosting' to the hiring and employment context, spreading in the late 2010s.
Is employee ghosting the same as an employer ghosting a candidate?
The phrase usually refers to the worker vanishing, but employers ghosting applicants after interviews is a related, common complaint.
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