Is it better to be a specialist or a generalist?

[edmwrefugee]

Be more specific. Different sectors, different careers are bound to work differently.

Sorry. I don't think I should be too too specific in a public forum. Thanks for giving me your comments. I just wanted to get a feel of opinions of people who has or had walked their career path. I also started this thread in the wrong section. Sorry. I didn't realise until after I click Post.

 

[edmwrefugee]

Your optimism is commendable, you're assuming everyone saves for rainy days.
When you earn more, you tend to spend more.
I'm a pessimist at heart, and my pessimism makes me a realist in life.
You seem to me as someone who had not experienced much hardship in life.

I think you are a nice uncle too. Thanks for your comments.

 

[blackmondy]

I think you are a nice uncle too. Thanks for your comments.

I'm only a nice uncle to my little nieces.

 

[Loofydralb]

For example, if one is a nurse, he or she should specialise in a field like pediatric, CVD surgery, or any orthopedic etc. Or should he or she remain a general ward nurse or medical clinic nurse throughout one's career?

Get FOUR boards like @porcaputtana and whatever stupid decision you make, you can cite your FOUR board credentials, but not everyone is that stupid.

 

[maxsanic]

I like your analysis. So I guess it depends whether I am ambitious or not.

A more accurate way to put this is it depends on your own strengths and weaknesses, your character and where you aspire to land. You can be very ambitious and yet pursue a specialist path as well.

Most people usually start out by wanting to be a generalist then move up to be some sort of Manager and hopefully end their career as a Director or General Manager, but such preference is usually a result of a preconceived notion that running a department/business and having a lot of foot soldiers under you is very satki.

The reality is a large proportion might not even reach managerial level while those that hit Director/GM are even fewer (i.e. in a typical co. the ratio of Manager to soldier is ~1 : 5+ and ratio of soldier to Director/GM is ~1 : 30+.

Bottomline is match your own profile to the path rather than what you think is high paying, powerful or grants an atas status.

 

[eatshitndie]

a muff diving soixante neuf specialist will not know the greater pleasure of deep coital penetration plus other tantric tricks. in sex it’s better to be a generalist or jerk of all trades than a one trick pony. in shitting it’s better to stick to one specialisation in how to discharge than all over the place.

 

[syed putra]

Just do what you like in life. Even cycling sround the world csn get you a nice income if you have enough followers on the net.

 

[hollowman]

Imho there is no straightforward answer for this as it varies person to person .
The key to success is still being clear minded.
Once you stay clear minded nothing much can prevent you from being successful whether being a generalist or specialist or even with no knowledge you can pickup and overtake the specialist within a short span of time.

Just sharing this and not to boast
https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/how-to-be-recognised-as-a-wise-men.327437/

In my example it was obvious that I can make better analysis with time as a factor compared to folks holding much more senior post within the organisation.