Help people help themselves As the ‘typical’ linear career path ceases to exist, perceptions of the value of the new norm of a ‘portfolio career’ must change. Time does much to shift thinking but incentives are needed too. For many workers job mobility, constant retraining and rotation will become the crucial way of improving their adaptability, employability and usefulness to society. But many people also feel tied to their current career and job because of the pressures of debt and the ‘stickiness’ of employer benefits – whether, that’s student debt, mortgages or loans, or non‑transferable benefits like employer-sponsored healthcare or pensions. This too has implications for wider society. Incentives aimed at encouraging mobility and development of skills will be important. 56% think governments should take any action needed to protect jobs from automation. PwC survey of 10,029 members of the general population based in China, Germany, India, the UK and the US – base all those who are not retired 8,459 33