Will-Foxxy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 "Jack of all trades, master of none" is a figure of speech used in reference to a person that is competent with many skills but is not necessarily outstanding in any particular one. (straight from Wikipedia)For example: Would you rather be a complete ninja at taking a certain type of car apart and rebuilding it with your eyes closed or know a little about many cars??Like the American Army mechanics, they all specialise in one thing. You have "Bob" which is the engine man, "John" is the gearbox man and "Smith" is the suspension man. They were extremely good with their part of expertise but when i asked them to do something out of their comfort zone they just laughed.I saw this in Afghanistan as i am a mechanic in the Army.. Majority of the crap vehicles out there are American so when we got stuck with some jobs we went to them for help (even though it pains me to say it) Me: Alright mate we have a problem with this engine, we have tried everything, can you have a look for us please?American mechanic: God dam bud, if you come 2 days ago we could of helped ya but "Bob" is away on RnR for 2 weeksMe: oh right ok....... well....... thanks.As soon as we told them that we did everything from engine, gearbox, brakes ect, they thought we were the best thing since sliced bread lol. I just wanted to know how people feel about it, this is aimed more at mechanics but can be used in other jobs aswell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 This is pretty much my job in one.Im a C n c machinist Tool makerTool setterFork truck driverPicker/warehouse managerGeneral matainence on anything from moulding machines, fork trucks, air compressor systems, water cooling systems, grinding machines etc etc u name it i have to have a look at it. Then do most the stuff on my car aswel altho i dont weld as I've never had anywhere to learn.I think you're more useful in smaller companies if you can do multiple jobs than if you only specilise in one area as if i was off and i was the only person to drive the fork truck then my place would be stuck without me. But since theres a couple of people who do my job then it means the place can keep turning when im not there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Liked that wee story, lol at americans.I'm a mechanic, a car is a car really but it helps to specialise in a particular make obviously. In my work there are two franchises, citroen and hyundai, i do the hyundais thankfully so rarely do much on the french pieces of shit. Some places have electrical techs though that only really do those type jobs, but best to do it all. Only thing i despise is stripping and rebuilding gearboxs, but being a hyundai tech i've had atleast one a week solid for fucking ages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dan106 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Thats pretty much me, i did mechanica at college, started a mechanics job, now its evolved into window tinting and vinyl wrapping, i can do all of them to an extent, but im not specialist in any.I dont like it, i feel un-valued at work seen as theres a mechanic and a tinter there already! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Im have to agree with that last comment, not being specialised in something does mean you dont feel as valued as others might.Its like of all the things i do the only thing that id say i excel in compared to anyone else is on the fork truck and imo anyone can do that. Where as the cnc or the moulding machines to know your way around them and to know all the ins and out is hard to learn as im always switching between all the different trades so to speak :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will-Foxxy Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Yeah i think you should have a good general knowledge about your field of work what ever it may be... but have some sort of specialised job. You know something that people go up to you because only you know what to do. It makes you more versatile imo, lets you take on more then you would if you only know one certain part of your job. Plus it makes you stand out from the rest if people keep going up to you for help or advice. (more browny points ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Haha mate this made me lol I'm in the royal engineers when we wer in afgahn the Americans wer sooo stupid we learn 9 diff combat skills and ther engineers stick to one as you say.. we went out to a pb (patrol base) and this American officer came up to our boss n said could you send your tent specialist over to us we need a tent put up for the blokes to stay in we wer all laughing our heads of they had atleast 50 American engineers and they couldn't work out how to put a tent up haha and by the way thers no such thing as a tent specialist I know 10 year olds that can put tents up lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will-Foxxy Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 ^^^^^^^ lol yeah i know what you mean, That's what i was getting at... Being specialised in a certain part of your job is brilliant that makes you an asset to the team, but i also think you should know everything about your field of work before hand. Then specialise in a part, so if people come up to you for help you know how to tackle a wider range of problems. (Also im attached to Engineers and can i say that you lot are the most fucked up bunch of individuals that i have ever worked with No offence lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addymk2 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 ^^^^^^^ lol yeah i know what you mean, That's what i was getting at... Being specialised in a certain part of your job is brilliant that makes you an asset to the team, but i also think you should know everything about your field of work before hand. Then specialise in a part, so if people come up to you for help you know how to tackle a wider range of problems. (Also im attached to Engineers and can i say that you lot are the most fucked up bunch of individuals that i have ever worked with No offence lol)Cheers mate! Haha I work in the HQ out on tour, I found it a bit daunting when I nipped out to find 8 Americans sat in a line covering the same job as me working 12 hour shifts! After 7 months working with them I still called them all Bob! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Lol no offence taken mate engineers are a fucked up bunch off people it's all good fun tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addymk2 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Lol no offence taken mate engineers are a fucked up bunch off people it's all good fun thoLol non taken mate I never disagreed! Haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will-Foxxy Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 lol went out to afgan with engineers and im attached to them as a REME detachment now, many good nights out lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Everyone knows the engineers are the best drinking club in the British army I've seen sum really funi shit in my time like naked bar a few robo cops and loads of eye brows may sound like code to slot of people but I'm sure a few people will know what I'm on about lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will-Foxxy Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 We have a female OC and she was not impressed when we called naked bar hahahah.. yeah ive had a few robo cops done to me for backing down from a dare which involved me drinking some blokes piss and sick.. we were playing ring of fire lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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