Being an omnivorous technology generalist is punishing to start out as and lasts for years, but becomes incredibly valuable later. That's something I wish I could have told the prior me.
Come to understand: Being a generalist is not about "lacking experience to call yourself an expert." Touching on innumerable disciplines is itself a crucial skill that lets you operate in the real world with huge autonomy. Just know your limits. Most problems don't need specialists. Generalists are the ones that ***know when to call in the specialists and give them what they need***.

I'm an IT generalist. I can troubleshoot 801.x authentication based on event logs. I can write basic SQL queries to ascertain if data is there. I know routine basic coding errors in the theory of user authentication.

And that is enough. It is enough for almost anything I get called about. And that is why I am pinged by random people chatting me each day. When I am not enough I get you to the specialists. Because I know they exist. Because I know what I don't.

@SwiftOnSecurity Start your career in #EndpointConfigurationManager you'll be on a sure path to becoming a generalist in no time.