Ask HN: Is it better to be quick generalist or a slow specialist?

Re:Ask HN: Is it better to be quick generalist or a slow spe... by RalfWausE on Thursday August 25, 2022 @07:12AM (#32592139)

I would say it depends where you work: A big multinational corporation or a more or less medium sized local company?

I work in the latter and being a "jack of all trades" (who can do many things okay...ish but little really well) fits really good.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it better to be quick generalist or a slow spe... by qsort on Thursday August 25, 2022 @07:23AM (#32592222)

I second this so much. Not everywhere is the USA, or a FAANG. What I do would probably be split among 2/3 positions in a large company. In a sense this means I'm less efficient, but it also means I'm able to give a lot of value to the company in a lot of different scenarios.

Many more companies than you think are very happy to take that tradeoff.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it better to be quick generalist or a slow spe... by bobharris on Thursday August 25, 2022 @11:59AM (#32595605)

I appreciate the reminder. I work at a smaller place and boy am I all over the place depending on the work that's coming in.

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