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Later got an MBA from Chicago but that's a BS degree for the resume. What makes you think that? The tech industry on aggregate has plenty of disdain for MBA's
by munchbunny 6y ago
Later got an MBA from Chicago but that's a BS degree for the resume.
What makes you think that?
The tech industry on aggregate has plenty of disdain for MBA's, both the degree programs and people with those degrees. Some of it is deserved, but MBA's aren't automatically BS degrees.
- tinyhouse 6y agoMaybe calling it a BS degree is too harsh. But I have a major problem with programs that exist just to milk money, cost a fortune ($90K for like 15 months in some schools), and almost everyone who is enrolling in these programs do it for the wrong reasons (i.e., not for the knowledge but for the prestige and networking; but I don't blame them, it's part of the system and they are just following the rules). They are also much less competitive than many people think. Getting into an MBA at Harvard is 100 times easier than let's say Math. It's not as bad as their executive programs, those are really BS and I always laugh when people put it on their resume cause they think the name Harvard would help them.
- somethoughts 6y agoPerhaps it can be BS but perhaps (and perhaps unfortunately) it can also be a necessary BS credential/rubberstamp if you want to move into management at big tech. And if it can flip you from an marketing engineer in a fading semiconductor fabrication (Applied Materials) industry into a leading a $1-2 Trillion adtech/AI company and equip you with the skills necessary to handle being on the frontlines of a DOJ trial. https://magazine.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/spring-summer-2020/sundar-pichai-wg02-wants-to-change-your-life/ https://magazine.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/spring-summer-2020...