[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

job security n. when some piece of code is written in a particularly
   obscure fashion, and no good reason such as time or space
   optimization can be discovered, it is often said that the programmer
   was attempting to increase his job security i.e., by making himself
   indispensable for maintenance. this sour joke seldom has to be said in
   full; if two hackers are looking over some code together and one points
   at a section and says "job security", the other one may just nod.


see also:
obscure 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

job security
     
         when some piece of code is written in a particularly
        obscure fashion, and no good reason such as time or space
        optimisation can be discovered, it is often said that the
        programmer was attempting to increase his job security i.e.
        by making himself indispensable for maintenance.  this sour
        joke seldom has to be said in full; if two hackers are looking
        over some code together and one points at a section and says
        "job security", the other one may just nod.
     
        jargon file
     
        1996-09-17
     
     
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jargon file 

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