Curtis

Applying for a lucrative job role and when the job is offered/accepted, the company goes into a financial tailwind six months later and ends up firing the person in that role. The person feels stuck in their current role because everywhere they apply, the job will no longer exist in 6 months.

past tense: Curtis'd
verb: Curtising

You hear the new CEO was fired, man he really Curtis'd that position.
I really like this new company but feel that I'll end up Curtising the opportunity.