Then on the other hand, as a manager, I play to people’s strengths and not their weaknesses.
Not to say the OP has an inherent weakness with technical matters, I have no idea, but there may also people on her team that are better at one thing over another as she may better in a different area. As a manager, I want the best results.
For example, I know at least 6 mopes I would never allow to interact with a customer. Never. They have the amazing ability to piss off a customer (usually with their arrogance) in under 5 minutes. No matter how much they may want to go into the field, it ain’t gonna happen. But they have other much needed and appreciated skills.
Could they be trained to go into the field? Perhaps. But now I need to invest time and money into that training, which in many cases I am happy to do. I need a wifm. An employee asking for benevolence from me is the wrong way to go about it.