Scarcity bias

In a society, when something is rare or new, it is often surrounded by biases. An idea that a career is not necessarily something linear or vertical, by now is more or less generally accepted. Career path has replaced career ladder. Being an expert profile with increasing knowledge (vs. growing number of direct reports) is by and large recognized. But what if one changes fields and industries, moves among big organizations, start-ups and NGOs or does freelancing for a couple of years? Would a career like this even be called a career? Would it be acknowledged, looked up to or desired? My guess is that transitory careers are still surrounded by biases, and multipotentials have tough time… fitting in.

Higher education offers general disciplines first, and then comes a choice of a major. Consultants in top firms usually start with a variety of projects, and then specialize. When we accept this approach, but frame upon transitory careers or side steps, why do we?

For those of you who are still searching: what is your search really about? What is the question you are looking an answer for?

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