In the time of making this, I have realized that with companies having low-staff or workers being over-tasked with lots to do. (due to low-staff) It's more favorable towards being a generalist than a master of one because of tech always evolving. It's slightly the same dilemma of college and school. They'll give you the basic knowledge of a topics structure but most teacher/instructors won't notify you on if the language or tool is outdated. Until the student gets sent out to look at the job market he/she will be faced with a degree or language that isn't "popular" in the favor of hiring which makes the student somewhat regretful of using their time on a topic that is outdated. This is where the generalist has more options within their field of study and a higher implication of being hired. I'll put myself as an example, Even though I am studying towards being a mathematician, I still code languages like HTML5, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, C, and more due to the fact that I like learning but also being skilled with multiple things gives me leverage with wages. Sometimes someone like a frontend developer (someone that makes the the website look aestheticly pleasing and make the websites UI make sense) would not know what goes on within the backend developers position, as the backend developer is structuring all of the frontend developers links and files to actually work for the the end user. As both those developers have their strengths and weaknesses, a stack developer (someone that is both a frontend and backend developer) has the skill-set of both and usually(not always) get paid more due to understanding the relationship of making a website pretty but also making it work for the user. Depending on how much you practice your skill-sets as a generalist will differ on if you'd get leverage of a raise or nothing at all. like it or not a degree still matters for some employeers so try to study hard or really show you have what it takes to solve problems obsessively more than most people. As I continue to code, write, and make projects I would encourage people who read or listen to my blog to do the same and practice being more of a generalist. It it take you a lot farther than you think it would. All in all a generalist will help with not being replaced by an "A.I" automation and prove to your boss that your more than a one trick pony.
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Best Regards, Moo