FLASH: Jack-of-all, Master-of-few...

[Aqmal]

Hmm...I guess I riled up a few people with my "Jack" post. Not my

intention, I was only stating the fact that the more you know the better. 


>If I need brain surgery, Im gona find the best possible brain surgeon for

the job, not some

>"Jack" that knows a little about all surgeries<


True, but do you know before you become a brain surgeon you need to know

about EVERYTHING on medicine and how the human body works? THEN you

specialise in brain, ortho..whatever.


>If I need a new transmission in my car Im gona go to a transmission shop

where someone who >specializes in transmissions will replace it. Not some

"Jack" at a garage who knows a little >bit of everything about cars.<


Same goes for mechanics...they need to know EVERYTHING about the basic car

before they canspecialise on transmission for a Beemer or a Jag...


>With all due respect John Doe,"Jack" of all trades finish things half-ass.

Not because >they're bad people or dipsh*ts, but if certain things need to

be accomplished, especially >representing a corporation or the identity of

a business on a global network for ALL of >their customers to access,

hiring a "Jack" could be lethal to their promotions or >advertising campains.>


True, but normally these "Jacks" are the MDS and the top echelon

people...ESPECIALLY in an ad agency...they know how EVERYTHING works, but

they specialises in what they do best...but they know what is expected of

their people because THEY did it before.

The moment they know what they can or can't do, then they would get people

who can get it done better. In short, nobody can con you about what they do

if you know a bit of this and that of what they do...that is how Asian

think...besides, it doesn't hurt to know...


>People who hire "Jacks" are usually looking for a "deal" and more than none,

>get what they pay for,..half ass. People who hire specialists, pay a

premium, but are >dealing with someone who knows every aspect of their

profession and they, more than none, >get what they pay for, quality.>


That is true, but I am talking of what people expect of you, not about

telling people that you are a "doitalls" IT IS AN ADDED ADVANTAGE if you

know, better than the person who don't know, but I am talking from an

employers POV, not a professional. If you can only pay a person so much,

would you pick for a person who can do his main job duties, and knows a bit

about word processing, rather than waste time and money to train a person

who don't? I'm talking about the employer's market around here. EVERY added

skills counts.



>Now to address the topic, If I need to uphold the quality of my image

online for all my >potential customers or clients to see especially after

spending thousands on traditional >advertising. Im gona find the best

possible web design firm with specialists that my budget >can afford, not

some "Jack" that knows a little about html, js, photoshop, or Flash.


Of course, we all know that. Who would want to get just any "JACK" of the

street to design a MNC homesite? Certainly not for MY company!


>It all reflects.If everybody in the world was a "Jack", we'd be in big

trouble.

>If everybody in the world was a master at what they did, then well we all

wouldnt be >supporting the saps that think they're "doitalls".


I think you got my post off tangent. Let me make myself clear(er?) 


I am presenting to you a situation upon which i am in. In Asia, a lot of

people who specialises in one skill, is the first one to get off. Most are

being replaced by fresh grads who lack experience, willing to get a

monkey's pay for a donkey's work. Granted, it is damaging to the company to

throw away a pool of talents, and also to the industry, when you are

underpaying your people, resulting in low-morale, less productive and

uninspiring work.

TRUE.


But, it helps if you know skills other than what you're trained for. You

learn about things other than what youre paid to do. Good for good and bad

times - You can't keep yourself ensconced in a shell...and I am just

telling it the way it is. Be good at what you do, but don't be afraid to

try out new things. That is why I put it Jack-of-all-trades,

MASTER-of-few...it is not a trade-off for quality if you take in this kind

of JACK - Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, they're this kind of Jacks...good at what

they do, but not restricted by them...


Oh well, sorry for the long post, I'll try to keep it short in the

future...^_^


P.S. My name is Aqmal. Thank You Very Much.




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