7 ms·
When I worked outside of SV, I saw the same thing. Several engineers went off to schools nearby to get MBAs just so their careers could improve. Once in SV tho
by codemac 10y ago
When I worked outside of SV, I saw the same thing. Several engineers went off to schools nearby to get MBAs just so their careers could improve.
Once in SV though... I rarely see this. When you get an MBA, it's a huge signal to an employer that you accomplished something, and no amount of bad management can ignore that you were issued an MBA. I think job hopping in SV can accomplish the same type of signal.
- acchow 10y ago> When you get an MBA, it's a huge signal to an employer that you accomplished something What?
- lukas099 10y agoI think the key word here is something.
- shanusmagnus 10y agoReceiving an MBA.
- vijucat 10y agoThat you bring some core competencies to the table that are actionable [1]. That you can calc the ROI on data-driven paradigm shifts [1]. That you can ensure there are enough boots on the ground to manage customer expectations. That you can peel the onion on our go-to markets and incentivize monetizable synergies leading to win-win solutions [2]. That you have become an irreplaceable employee, that you're a girl who gets up early, a girl who stays up late, a girl with uninterrupted prosperity, who uses a machete to cut through red tape, with fingernails that shine like justice, and a voice that is dark like tinted glass. She is fast and thorough and sharp as a tack. She's touring the facility and picking up slack. A girl with a smooth liquidation, a girl with good dividends. A girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnng jacket [3]. [1] MBA jargon watch, pg 1, 2: http://www.johnsmurf.com/jargon.htm http://www.johnsmurf.com/jargon.htm, http://www.johnsmurf.com/jargon2.htm http://www.johnsmurf.com/jargon2.htm [2] 89 Business Cliches That Will Get Any MBA Promoted: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/06/19/89-business-cliches-that-will-get-any-mba-promoted-to-middle-management-and-make-them-totally-useless/#527dd47f2fff http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/06/19/89-busine... [3] Cake - Short Skirt and Long Jacket : http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cake/shortskirtlongjacket.html http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cake/shortskirtlongjacket.htm... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7aDstrDMf0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7aDstrDMf0
- zaptheimpaler 10y agoThis is the best comment on HN.
- j_s 10y agoPaging @shit_hn_says after a 6 month hiatus...
- dnautics 10y agoI think it's also of nonzero importance that an MBA ups the likelihood that you understand those terms of business art. As much as it pains me to stump for the MBA, being able to effectively communicate these concepts is important, and having an MBA doesn't preclude having been an engineering superstar with deep knowledge.
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- acchow 10y agoComment of the year. Do you write?
- vijucat 10y agoHa, thanks for inspiring me with your terse "What?" that made me laugh!
- staticautomatic 10y agoSo much upvote.
- sage76 10y agoI think I just had a flashback to some meetings where my EM would spout this jargon endlessly. 30,000 ft view indeed. No wonder the basic stuff never got fixed, when you're head's in the stratosphere, even a tornado on the ground doesn't seem to matter.
- 10y ago
- Florin_Andrei 10y agoWell, it's a signal, the meaning of which is up to the recipient. It's all about signals.