> If you are a generalist and you feel undervalued, you're likely in the wrong project or too involved in phases of a project where your contribution can't move

> If you are a generalist and you feel undervalued, you're likely in the wrong project or too involved in phases of a project where your contribution can't move the needle significantly anymore. My general take is that generalists would excel in small scrappy disorganized organic teams, while "specificists" would do well in teams with high level of organization and management structure. Unfortunately, large organizations tend to push out generalists, as structure increases, and their value in the eyes of management decreases. I think a large organization should have both kinds of teams. This kind of alludes to Clayton Christensen's Innovator's Dilemma -- "well managed" big orgs should be internally disrupted by small-scale "startup" style teams, and those scrappy organic type of teams need generalists.