jessd 0 #1 January 9, 2003 I just graduated with my MBA in June. I thought that with a little time and patience that I would be all set - work wise. I'll have to rethink that I guess. http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,41346,00.html "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #2 January 9, 2003 M B A as in Married By Accident? aka shotgun wedding? My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #3 January 9, 2003 No. But that's pretty funny. I mean anyone with their Master's in Business Administration. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #4 January 9, 2003 Jess, I got my MPA (Public Administration) from a State College at night. It has consistently given me the edge in the hiring process, particularly against competitors with a Bachelor's degree. Most of the examples in the article you site didn't end up working as administrators. If the hiring authority has a Master's, she's going to be looking for employees that speak her language. I don't think you'll be sorry you went to the trouble to get it. I certainly am glad I got mine. And congratulations! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #5 January 9, 2003 It may not mean a better salary than someone without, but it will probably mean better choice of jobs. Some places/people won't even consider you if you don't have it. So, while you may be making the same as someone without one, when you go job hunting, you'll probably have more options. Which these days could mean any options. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #6 January 9, 2003 Thank you. You too. I got my MBA at night as well. I started the program during my 4th year of undergrad (some combined program at my school). I have a decent job now, I have excellant benefits, but my salary is no more than those without a college degree. I'll just have to give it some time I guess. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #7 January 9, 2003 Here's one I remembered seeing and found it. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsey/viewbydate.asp?id=680 I've got an MS in Information Systems. So let's just say I make a living writing More Shit code.All thanks to DZ.com My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #8 January 9, 2003 Very funny. I think I'll print that and hang it up at work. I love surrounding myself with jokes! "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #9 January 9, 2003 Quote I love surrounding myself with jokes! So, do you work with a bunch of other MBAs? kidding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #10 January 9, 2003 Quote So, do you work with a bunch of other MBAs? Beats working with a bunch of PHd's. Permanent Head DamageMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blewaway5 0 #11 January 10, 2003 hehhehheh, that one's pretty good. I always thought it stood for Piled Higher and Deeper Truman Sparks for President Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiltboy 0 #12 January 10, 2003 Many a true word is spoken in jest (I'm trying to finish up my PhD just now). Still not sure if I will as I value my sanity. David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trilete312 0 #13 January 10, 2003 3 classes to go and I will have mine. I got bored during the winter and decided to go back after a long time.----------- Ready, Set, Gooooooo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #14 January 10, 2003 sistah, MBA (Marketing) class of '92 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA. BSBA (International Business) '90 at the same alma mater. all together my dad forked up in excess of $140,000 for my education. Conclusion: business degrees are woth didley squat. you come out a moron with knowledge of accounting and basic finance. After 10 years in the "real world" and being Managing Director of several companies (currently happily unemployed) i am happy i have brains enough to research literature and history. most idiots with MBAs watch football jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #15 January 10, 2003 Quote most idiots with MBAs watch football In that case, most MSs post whore on DZ.comMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #16 January 10, 2003 I'm working on my MPW, does that count? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZBone 0 #17 January 10, 2003 Yea, I got my MBA in 1997. Did an intensive weekend executive program that sucked up 18 months of my life, but was well worth it. I learned tons about how business works, but more importantly, how it should work. I did it because I had mainly a technical background, and thought it would help as I was doing more management work. I didn't care so much about the degree (although it's nice to have on the resume), but more about the education. The exec program was awesome, because the other people there where also working managers, from all sorts of different industries and backgrounds. No one was only there for the check-mark. The friends I met there are long-term. In fact, one might be helping me get a job soon, and another is someone I will definitely go into business with one day, once we are both in a position to do so. I've found that the MBA gets downplayed quite a bit by people who don't have one. What's worse is that when I try to apply stuff I've learned, they think I'm from Mars. In both cases, it's ignorance, in some cases jealousy. And I'm not talking about touchy-feely Dilbert crap, but things like basic financial modeling, using net present value as a way to decide the worth of a project or investment, basics like that. There is a lot of bad decision-making going on out there. Of course, now that the bubble burst in high tech, suddenly all these things are important again (duh), and the same people who used to think I was a nut job are using the same words I was two years ago. Ha! Anyway, my point was not to bore you with my work politics, but to say that education has intrinsic value, whether others realize it or not. You will get an occasional break because of the letters after your name, but it's what's in your head, and what you produce that makes the most difference. Good luck! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #18 January 10, 2003 oh, poor creature suffering from the middle mamagement syndroms. how many of you i have seen pass and go...inhabitants of corporate gopher fields....sadness is upon me....jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #19 January 10, 2003 Well said. My MBA program was also executive in nature. It was geared more towards those already working. I was slightly disadvantaged when I started because I didn't have a full-time job until my 2nd year in the program. I started the program when I was 21. Most of the people in my classes has children my age. I don't think that many of them took me seriously. In all actuality I busted my ass in the program, struggled a bit with the accounting and finance, but came through okay. I did better in grad school then undergrad though. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #20 January 10, 2003 $140,000. WOW. That's a hefty price to pay. I owe a total of $45,000 for both undergrad and grad school. I just started paying the loans off. OUCH. It hurts each month sending all of that money in. I even got some grants in undergrad to help out. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZBone 0 #21 January 10, 2003 Quoteoh, poor creature suffering from the middle mamagement syndroms. how many of you i have seen pass and go...inhabitants of corporate gopher fields....sadness is upon me.... What the fuck does that even mean? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akaGQ 0 #22 January 10, 2003 I got my degree from Sally Struthers. www.pcdi.com MBA (Marketing) UGA class of 2002 - GQ ... it was the love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, the appreciation of beauty ... -Charles Lindberg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #23 January 10, 2003 see...you don't even know.... jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZBone 0 #24 January 10, 2003 Quote see...you don't even know.... And you don't know me, asshole! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #25 January 10, 2003 I'm about 1/3 of the way done but I hate it and I'm seriously contemplating going back undergraduate to study chemistry or physics or computer science....something that will allow me to wreak havoc on the world.... Jess Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
