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I am a programmer with an MBA. I honestly forget I have it sometimes. Occasionally someone will remind me I have a master's degree (Why did you leave your mas
by jcadam 9y ago
I am a programmer with an MBA. I honestly forget I have it sometimes. Occasionally someone will remind me I have a master's degree (Why did you leave your master's degree off of this form?) and I have to think for a moment. "What?! Oh, yea..."
So, getting an MBA has had very little impact on my career/life. In fact, considering the time/effort involved, I'd say it has probably given me negative value.
- philipodonnell 9y agoI am in the same boat, but with a bit more charitable view. You may not realize it but an education like that will come across in the language you use and the way you present yourself to executives. It won't help in a startup, because there are no executives, only doers, but in a larger company being able to hold a conversation with executives on thier terms and using thier jargon will make you far more effective than someone who can only talk in programming paradigms.