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by overcast 2299 days ago
Unless it's for a highly specialized role, generalists with some stronger attributes always seems like the appropriate way to go. We hired a network engineer to handle our entire global network, spanning hundreds of offices in many countries. He really knows his shit, but his ignorance of most anything else in the world is offering staggering. To the point we're not sure if he's just trying to be an instigator of stupidity. He truly is a one trick pony, but is very good at the trick. The rest of us handle everything else for him, including how to catch a train.