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> give off vibes [...] that they aren't disciplined enough to "specialize". You're right, but it's still sad that curiosity (aka "lack of discipline") is frown

> give off vibes [...] that they aren't disciplined enough to "specialize". You're right, but it's still sad that curiosity (aka "lack of discipline") is frowned upon. I have learned Go and Rust because it could be useful in the next five years. HR hates it when recruiting, but management is happy if you do this after you are hired because they think you're some kind of "tech leader."

marcosdumay 3y ago
Often it's not even curiosity, it's wanting to solve a problem instead of "doing work" at your "assigned role". If you want to actually improve something on your organization, you'll have to solve lots and lots of problems that nobody owns. If you insist, well, congratulations, you are now a generalist. I'm pretty sure what the GP is calling "discipline" is an euphemism for "passive obedience".
- mp05 3y ago
  > Often it's not even curiosity, it's wanting to solve a problem instead of "doing work" at your "assigned role". If someone is writing me a check to work an "assigned role" then by God that's what I'm doing. > I'm pretty sure what the GP is calling "discipline" is an euphemism for "passive obedience". Realizing that to get further in your career that you need to buckle down and be very good a specific thing is "passive obedience"?