Motivations for work are changing
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Gains in living standards over the past 150 years are allowing us to spend less of our time working, but are raising expectations about what a job should provide.
Beliefs about what makes a “good job”
are diverging
As attitudes toward work fragment, the average worker is no longer a useful approximation. We’ve identified six worker archetypes, each with a different set of priorities.
Automation is helping to rehumanize work
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Distinctly human advantages—around problem solving, interpersonal connection, and creativity—are growing in importance as automation eliminates routine work.
Technological change is blurring the boundaries of the firm
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Remote and gig work are on the rise, but they are challenging firm cohesion.
Younger generations are increasingly overwhelmed
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Young people, especially in advanced economies, are under mounting psychological strain that spills over into their work lives.
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