"I have my suit packed" I texted my friend half joking, half serious. I was going to be spending the next 3 days with a friend at one of the top 10 universities in the world, and I was going to be participating in an MBA class.
Although we both understood the value of hard work, I relied a lot on my hard skills while his approach placed a great deal of emphasis on soft skills. My friend and I have always been different in our approach to career growth.
It always felt like a situation of 'us versus them.' It was common for members of the tech team to do an online MBA and make the switch to the business team just for the chance at better pay & recognition.
The movies and podcasts I consumed also backed this up. MBAs (typically called 'suits') were often portrayed as trust fund know-it-alls who were far removed from the realities of everyday people, didn't understand how things worked, and somehow felt superior to others.
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