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pbreit
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‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for ...
It's hard for me to believe that you can't find roles in a growing company for a generalist. My experience has certainly been different.
eru
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Especially since you will be a specialist in the company's chosen technology and processes.
jMyles
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The generalist / specialist dichotomy is toxic on its face.
marcosdumay
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Oh, you can't. That's not because there's no task for a generalist to do, but because the company gets organized in feuds, and any empathy with a different feud (or much worse, doing their job) will mark you as a betrayer to some group.
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