By the time you are 50, you have to be a specialist and generalist at the same time. Specialist meaning there are certain skillsets that only u have (or very few people in the industry has) and a generalist, meaning you know enough about other peoples jobs that you can perform these roles if needed. In other words, you have to have breadth and depth of knowledge and experience.

You will then be pretty much secure.


I have a particular set of skills. Skills acquired over a very long career.~Taken~

At 50, one should already established oneself in ones industry. Experience, knowledge and connections.

Im in early 50s, just got an offer with a 20% salary bunp.

Like Liam Neeson character in Taken, I have a particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career.