What are your thoughts on career pivots?

[Jason Voorhees]

One of my acquaintances who graduated out of college along with me in CS is soon going to do a Masters in Manegement in the US. I personally think it's pointless tbh.

You spend four years grinding out for a hard technical degree then immediately pivot into a soft degree that mostly teaches case studies, and how to talk in meetings. Feels like burning money on fire and spending two years just to rebrand yourself as management guy instead of actually building or shipping anything. And if you hated engineering so much why do this in the first place

But I kinda get where he is coming fro. Pure tech roles are very highly paid but they do hit a ceiling and a management degree can open doors that coding alone doesn’t but it would make more sense to me if he actually got some experience and then got an MBA for the prestige instead of a pointless MiM degree

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@Chadeep @imontheloose @Swarthy Knight @BigBallsLarry

 

[Swarthy Knight]

Makes sense. Isn't doing an MBA/MiM after a techcel degree pretty common anyways

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Makes sense. Isn't doing an MBA/MiM after a techcel degree pretty common anyways

MBA yes. MIM no. It is mostly a degree for freshers. You’re paying premium fees to sit in classrooms with other 22 year olds who also haven’t built or managed anything yet. Maybe he hates tech who knows

 

[Swarthy Knight]

MBA yes. MIM no. It is mostly a degree for freshers. You’re paying premium fees to sit in classrooms with other 22 year olds who also haven’t built or managed anything yet. Maybe he hates tech who knows

I guess it’d be a good option for those who want to pivot into consulting or sumshit. Personally I’d rather do that than remain a code monkey (I know SWEs don’t write code all day, but you know what I mean lol)

 

[Jason Voorhees]

I guess it’d be a good option for those who want to pivot into consulting or sumshit. Personally I’d rather do that than remain a code monkey (I know SWEs don’t write code all day, but you know what I mean lol)

It's a good option for you then. But they are expensive ngl.

 

[ZyzzReincarnate]

pivots me

 

[Chadeep]

Most reatarded are guys with Tech Jobs Switching to Consulting. Many Regret the Doing and MBA

 

[ZyzzReincarnate]

XD

 

[Alexg_lover]

I mean, it's obviously not worth it from a pure ROI perspective, but the first degree (or their work experience, depending on the context) certainly isn't useless, especially if it's in a technical field. If the first degree is in something with little real-world relevance, then sure, I'd agree. However, I think a CS degree can definitely complement the work of someone with an MBA.

The only reason I'd recommend doing it, though, is if that degree is really important for what you genuinely desire to work as/with. In this case, it's not really a career pivot either, since MBA programs accept applicants with bachelor's degrees from virtually any discipline. A management-related degree might provide a slight advantage, but it's far from a requirement.

2 years also isn't that significant in the grand scheme of things, so I think the cost should be the deciding factor. I'm much more skeptical when someone already has substantial work experience and then makes a complete 180 into a field where none of their previous skills transfer. In that case... yeah then it's deff not worth it

 

[Jason Voorhees]

I mean, it's obviously not worth it from a pure ROI perspective, but the first degree (or their work experience, depending on the context) certainly isn't useless, especially if it's in a technical field. If the first degree is in something with little real-world relevance, then sure, I'd agree. However, I think a CS degree can definitely complement the work of someone with an MBA.

The only reason I'd recommend doing it, though, is if that degree is really important for what you genuinely desire to work as/with. In this case, it's not really a career pivot either, since MBA programs accept applicants with bachelor's degrees from virtually any discipline. A management-related degree might provide a slight advantage, but it's far from a requirement.

2 years also isn't that significant in the grand scheme of things, so I think the cost should be the deciding factor. I'm much more skeptical when someone already has substantial work experience and then makes a complete 180 into a field where none of their previous skills transfer. In that case... yeah then it's deff not worth it

I think MBA should only be done by someone with experience tbh. It doesn't make much sense for a fresher. It's mostly a prestige badge anyway

 

[IronMike]

My masters got me a 25k pay raise

same industry though, paid for by employer

 

[Jason Voorhees]

My masters got me a 25k pay raise

same industry though, paid for by employer

Your in the navy tho with regulations and rules that are set in stone