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Having read everyone's responses, I think followup question #1 was the most important one: Am I selling myself short by trying to be good at multiple things, when I could be an exp…

Thanks for the comments, jorgeleo. I do believe my boss had my best interests in mind, but you're probably right that it's easier to put someone "in a box" than it is reconcile the…

I LOVE the idea of the T-shaped person -- that's a fantastic concept, and seems like a great target for my own skill development. Plus, it makes me an even bigger Valve fan than I …

Ah, good call on Gabriel Weinberg of DuckDuckGo. He is obviously very talented in many areas.

Thanks Kaizyn, this is very encouraging. :) I consider myself very fortunate to have a broad range of options.

Acting as a liaison between teams -- and even between members of the same team -- is something I find myself doing often. Unfortunately, as @idan pointed out, these kinds of things…

To be fair, I do feel that the people who've suggested I make a choice are looking out for my best interests. I would consider each of these people to be a friend (including my for…

It kills me that everything is "5 stars", "10/10", "#1" these days. When everything is special, nothing is special, right? I like how you identify the designer/developer as a role …

Great points. I think you're dead-on in your observation that the hybrid's biggest values often go unnoticed. Executives won't see or hear every little thing you do that adds value…

Wow, I'm stunned by the response! I expected to get, at most, a handful of comments. Apologies for the delay in responding -- I'll go through and add comments as appropriate. Thank…

Today I left my position at a tech startup (to join a different tech startup). My former boss and I have some differences of opinion, but I respect him a LOT, and he gave me some p…