If you are too young to remember or perhaps the parent of
someone who is too young to remember a time when the
only two types of telephones weren’t Android or Apple but
those connected to the wall in your house and those in phone
booths, then this book is for you.

Unless you’re independently wealthy, at some point you’ll find
yourself having to choose a career path. It would be a good idea
to select one that is likely to still be around in 10, 15 and 20
years’ time because, as this book explains, most won’t be.

If you don’t believe me, next time you take a flight ask one of
the cabin crew for the name of the navigator…..

The key to selecting a career with longevity can be summarised
as follows:

There is only a future for careers in expensive economies where
the value or quality of local knowledge or presence outweighs
the cost advantage of every other method of performing the
task.

This book is not a how-to guide. It is a skip through the
recent history of work with a look forward to the future and is
designed to be thought-provoking.

No one can predict the future. Nevertheless, we should all be
preparing for it. The following pages might just help.