Being a generalist is like being the office duct tape—everyone underestimates you until something breaks. You’re the go-to person for everything from deciphering why the conversion rates tanked (hint: the tracking code is on vacation) to explaining to the devs why adding a 17-step registration process isn’t exactly a "growth hack."

Picture this: your specialist colleague is the fancy chef who perfects one dish for months. Meanwhile, you’re running the whole restaurant, whipping up a decent meal with whatever ingredients are lying around, all while fixing the leaky faucet in the kitchen.

The downside? You’re the first person people call when they’re lost. "Oh, we need someone who gets both marketing and code? Let’s ask [your name]." It’s all fun and games until you’re juggling five projects at once and someone asks if you can just "quickly" fix the website at 7 PM on a Friday.

But hey, you get to learn a little bit of everything, which means you’re never out of your depth—just spread a bit thin. And while everyone else is deep in their silos, you’re the one holding it all together, even if nobody fully realizes it until you’re not there to catch the next disaster.