Some interesting observations in this. As much as agile/lean practices have suffered from semantic diffusion to the point that they’re meaningless in most companies, reading this and thinking about the places I’ve worked that do those things properly is kinda :thinkin-lenin:
Yeah, I hear you on being well rounded…like I have so many interests outside of work that aren’t tech, and then even within tech I’m a major generalist as I get bored of different tech stacks quickly. I’ve found it make me a better engineer overall though, as I’ve seen a wider range of problems tackled in different ways…but it’s not always easy to find an employer that recognises that rather than “oh you’ve only got 2 years of experience with technology X, we’re gonna ignore your other years of experience as they can’t possibly help you grow as an engineer”.