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> The MBA (who has no other expertise) is capitalism's answer to the Soviet "apparatchik." I'm an MBA. Are you suggesting that I have no other expertise? Do yo
by jackgavigan 11y ago
> The MBA (who has no other expertise) is capitalism's answer to the Soviet "apparatchik."
I'm an MBA. Are you suggesting that I have no other expertise? Do you think that we undergo some sort of specialised lobotomy at business school to remove the knowledge and experience we accumulated before enroling in business school, and to prevent us from learning anything thereafter?
- cowardlydragon 11y agoWell, we know ethics are lobotomized. I'm not specifically denigating you, more of an observation of the overall class.
- api 11y agoI think you slightly misread what I meant. I was referring to those who only get an MBA and then think they can manage anything even if they have no other expertise. Maybe your mileage has varied, but I've never seen anything but disasters in the real world when that happens. You can't manage something you don't understand.
- jackgavigan 11y agoBy placing "who has no other expertise" in paranthese, it reads like a general assertion about "the MBA", rather than a qualifier intended to indicate that it is referring to a subset of MBAs. I'll allow it this time. But I'm keeping my eye on you. ;-)