"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Oct 11, 7:19 pm, Don Tuite
wrote:
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:10:54 -0400, James
wrote:

That would make some sense. Nobody trusts a fresh MBA. You gotta
have some real chops from having worked at actually producing
something before you got the MBA. OTOH, last time I was out of work
(2001-3), the most demollished guys I saw at the unemployment office
every week were the middle managers with MBAs and lots of experience
holding meetings.

An MBA by itself can get you a job quickly but it doesn't distinguish
you much. However, engineers with MBAs are a different story. That is
a very powerful combo.


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I got my engineering degree in three years, and got my when I was 26. Got
surplused two weeks later, and identified as a "problem". Not a single
manager above me in my management chain had an MBA, and they admitted after
they retired that they were scared of me. Took me almost 20 years to regain
my reputation. Basically, everyone above me had to die or retire. So, the
combination doesn't work for everyone!