IT Expert… hmm…
A friend called me an IT expert while having lunch together. I immediately said “no, I wouldn’t describe myself as an expert”. I wasn’t being polite or overly modest in my assessment but just reflecting the reality of the IT field. Sure I have a lot of expertise in certain areas but I know nothing in other areas.
When someone says “I’m the greatest or one of the best in xyz” I am reminded of the saying I learnt in primary school:
“A fool thinks he knows everything, a wise man knows he knows nothing.”
and no, I am not trying to give myself a convoluted and backhanded compliment
haha, I feel like to create screen saver of that saying and install it to someone’s PC in the company. ;oP
“When ignorant is bliss, T’is folly to be wise” has saved me on some occassions. Totally unrelated to your post though
Something related though is the Salary theorem which i’m sure you’ve come across.
Money = work/knowledge
so as knowledge approaches zero…..