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Looks like you're taking this personally... > you are implying that MBAs are aware of their boundaries but scientists and engineers aren't? No, a lot of them

Looks like you're taking this personally... > you are implying that MBAs are aware of their boundaries but scientists and engineers aren't? No, a lot of them just don't care about those subjects. But engineers clearly aren't aware of their boundaries. The running joke in my group of engineering classmates is "Because who really understands about [insert non-engineering subject here] is computer engineers...]". It isn't a coincidence that nobody else uses "I can't see why..." or "I don't understand why..." as an argument, as if the fact that you can't see or understand implied that it must not be true. Just take a look at the hacker news feed at any day...

alexgmcm 8y ago
I think the general complaint is that MBA's have very little knowledge about the businesses they run. So an MBA might promise a new feature to a client without really knowing if it can be delivered in that timeframe or even if it is technically possible.
- ucaetano 8y ago
  > I think the general complaint is that MBA's have very little knowledge about the businesses they run. Most managers don't have a lot of deep technical understanding of the products that are part of their business, even if they have a very good understanding of the business. Most engineers don't have a lot of understanding of the business their product is a part of, even if they have a deep technical understanding of the product. That's why you don't ask engineers for business decisions, or business managers for technical decisions. Role specialization exists for a reason. > So an MBA might promise a new feature to a client without really knowing if it can be delivered in that timeframe or even if it is technically possible. That doesn't have anything to do with MBA, or even the job. I've seen pretty much every single profession, from a cleaner, to a car mechanic, to a doctor, do exactly the same. Beyond that, if that is happening in your organization, it is a sign of bad managers, and bad processes.

alexgmcm 8y ago

I think the general complaint is that MBA's have very little knowledge about the businesses they run. So an MBA might promise a new feature to a client without really knowing if it can be delivered in that timeframe or even if it is technically possible.

ucaetano 8y ago
> I think the general complaint is that MBA's have very little knowledge about the businesses they run. Most managers don't have a lot of deep technical understanding of the products that are part of their business, even if they have a very good understanding of the business. Most engineers don't have a lot of understanding of the business their product is a part of, even if they have a deep technical understanding of the product. That's why you don't ask engineers for business decisions, or business managers for technical decisions. Role specialization exists for a reason. > So an MBA might promise a new feature to a client without really knowing if it can be delivered in that timeframe or even if it is technically possible. That doesn't have anything to do with MBA, or even the job. I've seen pretty much every single profession, from a cleaner, to a car mechanic, to a doctor, do exactly the same. Beyond that, if that is happening in your organization, it is a sign of bad managers, and bad processes.