Should a developer really have to be a jack of all trades? I write code, but at work I feel like I am always getting pu

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deusprogrammer

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C0D4

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Unfortunately, if your in a small place then, yes you’ll be expected to deal with these issues unless you speak out and say you don’t know what you’re doing at the sys level.
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deusprogrammer

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@C0D4 this is one of the biggest IT departments in the country. They are just too cheap to hire the right people.
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C0D4

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@deusprogrammer 💩
I would try and force the issue that they need to hire someone more suited for the job otherwise welcome to the full stack world.
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kickass

1985

7y

I would explain that it’s better to have a dedicated person to take care of that kind of shit. I explain extreme scenarios like everything will blow up in a day Or some thing of that kind 😂
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deusprogrammer

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I am fullstack. But I write code...I am not a sysadmin. And no one should expect one person to be the full time person for everything. I am willing to help. Not do all of it all the time. If they want that, train me and then pay me more.
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kickass

1985

7y

@deusprogrammer yep at least you should get paid more
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CodesNotHot

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I absolutely agree with this. I was hired in initially as an Android dev, one year later was forced to do iOS and now I am the system admin and the DBA. Though it's a lot, You end up learning alot of stuff compared to focusing on only one role.
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Root

82599

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I do:
• Backend (Rails)
• Frontend (React, Angular)
• Design (Branding, Sass, Susy)
• DevOps (server provisioning, security)
• Tech support (everyone else are non-techies)
• Translating tech to 5th grade English (see above)
• Mac tech support (despite that I'm a Mac newb)
• ...

Sigh.

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