I'm a Jill of all trades and damn proud of it

I self-identify with this too. I am a decent juggler, auto mechanic, wood worker, gardener&#x2F;landscaper, plumber, hiker, rock climber, group organizer, sysadmin, go player, and a pretty darn good programmer.<p>I think generalists are the bees of human society; they help to cross-pollinate different fields. Most groups can probably benefit from a generalist or two.<p><i>But</i>, there&#x27;s a danger that people will stop taking your opinions seriously too. What&#x27;s the old saying about knowing everything about nothing or nothing about everything? Flitting too much from interest to interest leaves you with no real special knowledge of any subject.

Yeah, I&#x27;m just like that, and some times I get real scared, that if I need to change my job, it will be too hard. Who needs a guys who does data science, sysadmin, front end, back end, management and planning at the same day?<p>Once you got some time at work, people value you a lot, I&#x27;ve got more promotions in three years than I was hoping in ten years, but I see the market so different with all those experts.

Ha! This sums me up completely. Well except for the &#x27;jill&#x27; part. I&#x27;ve found while its a real pain to get a job, that once you have one people want to hold on to you. Someone that can jump from doing some carpentry, to administering a server, to working a job fair is really handy to have around.

That&#x27;s the way to own it! I identify with this life philosophy and own it without feeling guilty that I haven&#x27;t mastered one specific domain. I do work on learning more and stay current in my areas of interest.

<i>Polymath</i>