I've never heard of people having disdain for the particular knowledge or economic "science" (to use that term loosely) of MBAs. The problem people have with such folk is the way it is applied (too often blindly).
> I find it frustrating that many tech people (sorry for being general, but I see it a lot on this site and other communities) have a general sense of disdain for MBA/BBA-educated individuals
Speaking as an MBA, the problem isn't so much the education itself as it is the types of individuals MBA programs attract.
Many of those people are just looking for ways to bump up their base salary. Many don't "take away" any real knowledge, because the program is just a means to an end. In my MBA program, there were plenty of greedy and fake people, and it's no surprise to me that people with MBAs garner so much disdain.
Re:The Value of Time
by anxiousape on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @03:40AM
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You told the truth, but the with the wrong attitude, sir.
I'm not trying to derisive of Jack -- it's a good post -- but this is not some grand insight. This is why educational and personal diversity is a good thing: reinventing the wheel doesn't just apply to code, it applies to business.