Every modeler is supposed to be a great Python programmer
This was something that surprised me after I did my PhD as well. I thought that employers would focus on my specialized skills and "someone else" would somehow pick up the pieces and make something out of what I did. Turns out this is completely wrong, and I now see how frustrating it is to work with people that have this kind of attitude.Most of most jobs is a bunch of mundane stuff. I've seen it in software development, and I've seen it in management consulting. The best people, typically, are those that will happily do both, understanding that the fun stuff comes with a lot of baggage.The "someone else is better at the stuff I don't want to do than me" argument rarely holds up either. The friction that comes from dividing the work along lines like modeling and production and trying to hand off is rarely worth it when one person can do both.Anyway, I've been where the author is, but personally I think it's wishful thinking, unless maybe you want to start your own shop and structure it around yourself that way.