Career change plans in a health crisis: fewer in number and rather defensive in nature

The unprecedented scale of the health crisis, the sudden lockdown in the spring of 2020 and the uncertainties that were still present at the beginning of 2021 with an easing of the pandemic in sight may have led some people to question and rearrange their priorities in life, and in particular the place, content, and organisation of their work. Others may have seen their employment situation or working conditions turned upside down by the crisis, leading them to question their career prospects. Thus, the economic and social consequences of the period may have acted as disruptive elements of varying significance in every worker’s trajectory.