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by donkeyd 1078 days ago
Thanks for sharing! I often call myself a flat bar, because I'm missing the one specialization for the T-shape. This description of the 'paint drip person' hit really close to home, so I think that that's what I'll call myself in the future.
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This also resonates with me. That's one of the reasons I am not on the development side of things. In the systems side you need to know some of everything.
> I am not on the development side

The same, pretty much. I moved into architecture and having such broad knowledge really helps with being able to talk to pretty much anyone.

A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.