I have been working towards being a polymath all my life because I think that a very broad knowledge is extremely useful and can often lead to new ideas or innovations.
But I currently can't think of any job where being a polymath would be required, so I usually just work as a programmer as it is easy to find a job in the field.
Am I doomed to work in jobs with specific and limited knowledge only required and to learn everything I am interested in just as a hobby or is there any hope to find a job perfectly suited for me? I considered going into interdisciplinary research but I only have a masters of physics and no phd so it is pretty hard to find a good position in research. But supporting e.g. biologists with my particular knowledge must be very fascinating.
What abot you, /sci/? Do you aim to be one of the best in a very specific topic or do you want to be more of a t-shaped expert type of person?