> Whether it's fair or not, I believe that people of a certain age that are still "generalists" in their own estimations give off vibes to management or senior

> Whether it's fair or not, I believe that people of a certain age that are still "generalists" in their own estimations give off vibes to management or senior engineers that they aren't disciplined enough to "specialize". Fun fact, the original meaning of "jack of all trades", even before "is a master of none" was tacked on, meant someone who couldn't master a trade so they tried everything (and given the context of referring to criminals, "and kept failing, so turned to crime"): https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/jack-of-all-trades.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/jack-of-all-trades.html