Specialist vs generalist? Which of the two are you and which do you feel is better in terms of finding work, job security, salary, etc?

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I personally think a specialist is better. A team of specialists doing what they do best.

But it seems that today companies want to hire generalist so they can overwork one person that’s a jack of all trades to save money.

A jack of all trades is a master of none and the work will reflect that.

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I think specialist is likely where you can earn way more but in terms overall job prospects, a generalist will allow for more options. You're right though that companies probably want generalists overall to cut down on costs and overwork them

The full quote is "Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than a master of one"

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True. I do think there are perks to both depending on what you're looking for; however, I think it is very possible to get pigeonholed as a specialist which could make things harder for you

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