Not in Science but this is true in entertainment. Not the best musician, not the best actor, not the best comedian, but being pretty good at all three makes me a sought out music director.
… and you are so unique as to be virtually unemployable. Many jobs these days want you to be siloed and do not want to pay for extra skills. Replaced by a fresh grad who does only one thing but does it well.
If you’re not a big fish, find a small pond.
Forget ponds, I prefer a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.
This person sounds like they know what they are talking about. Certainly I don’t know all of those words together in one sentence. Must be an expert.
Thus demonstrating the post title.
That is me. No notes.
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I like to joke my science is a bit vibes based.