[giantg2]

"Yes, I know it’s good to be a generalist, and I am, but employers seem to prefer to hire “experts” in particular domains."

I don't think generalist is good from an employability standpoint. I've heard that I might get a PIP and there's really no options for me to move into. If I do get PIP'd then I'm thinking I'll try to find something like garbage collection to move into.

[emseetech]

Being a generalist is best for minimizing downtime between jobs.

Being a specialist is best for maximizing salary and job security on a job.

[giantg2]

I'm not sure this is true. It seems that places just want specialists. Im struggling to keep my current job because im inconsistent (fast as some things and slow at others) but I have a diverse working experience and im a genralist. If I need to find a new job, I'm most likely going to looking at low skill/requirement positions like a trash collector.

[emseetech]

This must be location dependent.

In the US, generalists are still high in demand. You might end up writing Wordpress plugins or some other unsexy tech, but there's work available for a decent salary.

Or if you are in the US and you're thinking about tech purely in terms of startup/vc/faaang terms, then you're more right, but wrt tech more broadly that's just not the case.

[giantg2]

I'm in the US. The job market for tech seems terrible for my background and in the Philly region in general. There aren't even many unsexy jobs. Seems like most of the job postings are related to about a dozen big companies, and they are either saturated with applicants or they're just evergreen postings with little desire to actually hire someone.