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From: "randal k" <nanog@data102.com>
Finding the diamond that has strong niche skill, networking, with a broad & just-deep-enough sysadmin background has been very, very hard. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of cross-training. Immensely valuable.
A relatively serviceable argument can be made that that guy who knows every parameter of every command of every version of IOS ever shipped, and which bugs are in which ones... is like that cause he's an Aspie, and you're not gonna *get* the other stuff from him or her, no matter how hard you try. Luckily, by the time you get to the point where you *need* that person, your staff is usually large enough that you can absorb some savants. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274