Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 7974389)

No you won't.
I do take issue with kids doing MBAs. The idea of an MBA is to take people with work experience and make them more rounded. The folk I know that have done best on the programme are all engineers, usually with a decade or more of experience. Irks that buy into an MBA programme straight after getting a BA have nothing to build on. I think they learn little of value, because they can't apply the theory to real life. They still expect to get paid lots, though.

If I ruled the world, nobody under 30 would be allowed to do an MBA.

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 7974389)

No you won't.

I'm sure Queens is a fine university.

I do take issue with kids doing MBAs. The idea of an MBA is to take people with work experience and make them more rounded. The folk I know that have done best on the programme are all engineers, usually with a decade or more of experience. Irks that buy into an MBA programme straight after getting a BA have nothing to build on. I think they learn little of value, because they can't apply the theory to real life. They still expect to get paid lots, though.

If I ruled the world, nobody under 30 would be allowed to do an MBA.

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat (Post 7974402)

What is more frustrating at times is having infinitely more real world business experience than a number of the lecturers.......;)

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 7974389)

The folk I know that have done best on the programme are all engineers, usually with a decade or more of experience.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7974637)

Good lord, after ten years in engineering they can afford to do an MBA!:confused:;)

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 7974662)

I have a theory that all engineers are closet Germans.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7974676)

Das is nicht zutreffend!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MW8IvaNBlL...trangelove.png

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 7974662)

After ten years in engineering, it's a miracle they can spell "MBA".

I have a theory that all engineers are closet Germans.

Originally Posted by dollface (Post 7974694)

Wrong - Major generalisation - my cousin has a degree in mechanical engineering and is a millionaire several times over. Perhaps right place right time helped, but he is extremely smart, sought after and made VP of oil/natural gas exploration/production in US and the Gulf of Mexico with an oil company before taking very early retirement. Then he made even more money when he was begged to come out of retirement and consultant.

Originally Posted by dollface (Post 7974694)

Wrong - Major generalisation - my cousin has a degree in mechanical engineering and is a millionaire several times over. Perhaps right place right time helped, but he is extremely smart, sought after and made VP of oil/natural gas exploration/production in US and the Gulf of Mexico with an oil company before taking very early retirement. Then he made even more money when he was begged to come out of retirement and consultant.

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 7974684)

Rule 16.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7974713)

Sense of humour failure I expect. If he's a millionaire, then he probably has no need for an MBA as he seems to be doing something right...


My sister in law has a degree in chemical engineering and is doing very nicely thank you.


Of course, she works as a chartered accountant, but started off with a MEng from Imperial...

The trick to weath as an engineer is I suspect figuring how to turn that experience into running your own business rather than solving problems on the payroll for someone else.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7974725)

Nazi:p

Originally Posted by dollface (Post 7974738)

Whose on your avi? looks like Malcolm McLaren:lol:

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7974798)

Peter Sellers, in one of his more famous roles:rolleyes: