Is MBA w/ Engineering the way to go?

MomfromKC
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:23:52 +0000

I can tell you that almost all the manegment at GE and Whirlpool have engineering degrees and MBA’s. They are also people persons who know their technical. You don’t get into either company’s techincal positions without an engineering degree and you don’t get promoted over engineers without an MBA unless maybe you have a PhD and even then if you want to go to the second level of management you better have something proving you have the management skills. Of course the consumer products industry is all about cost reduction, and there are very few companies in that industry worth working for in the first place.
Back to your orginal question - never assume you are set. Not until you are about 5 years from retirement or have enough money in the bank to retire early if things suddenly go very badly. I would say it is a good path for people how have natural ability to manage. If it would be a struggle for your personality - as it would for mine - then there is no point. Go with what you are good at and keep the stress levels in check.