And I am a MBA ! ! !
"The taste of the pudding is in eating" - only if every pudding could be tasted and rejected based on the report.
I was sold the MBA dream. Even now I am still not out of that dream. Now, I must confess that whosoever sold that dream to me (unfortunately I can't remember exactly the face) must by now have become some Sales head. Otherwise (s)he is not being utilized properly.
Just a few minutes back I was brushing through a journal when an advertisement popped up. It detailed about a hotel (not even 5 star !). I found it as distant it was 3 years back as now. I am not sure what god damn degree I have hooked on to.
I am still planning to have a good vacation at some place in India (Foreign vacation is as distant as the shore) - to my horror I realized I am woefully out of cash to sponsor it beyond 2 days ! Not sure if anything has improved after 2 years of slogging.
A few days back, I was just wondering about the total cost of this degree. If we include opportunity cost (as is customary for any business plan) for the years spent inside campus, it would come close to 12 lacs without even considering fringe benefits.
By now readers and all MBA aspirants should have started cursing me. The idea is not to demonize the dream, but just to ruffle a few feathers here and there. Now when I look back at such decisions I amaze at my consuming capability !
I was just curiously listing down the couldn't things post MBA, and believe me it became scary -
I was sold the MBA dream. Even now I am still not out of that dream. Now, I must confess that whosoever sold that dream to me (unfortunately I can't remember exactly the face) must by now have become some Sales head. Otherwise (s)he is not being utilized properly.
Just a few minutes back I was brushing through a journal when an advertisement popped up. It detailed about a hotel (not even 5 star !). I found it as distant it was 3 years back as now. I am not sure what god damn degree I have hooked on to.
I am still planning to have a good vacation at some place in India (Foreign vacation is as distant as the shore) - to my horror I realized I am woefully out of cash to sponsor it beyond 2 days ! Not sure if anything has improved after 2 years of slogging.
A few days back, I was just wondering about the total cost of this degree. If we include opportunity cost (as is customary for any business plan) for the years spent inside campus, it would come close to 12 lacs without even considering fringe benefits.
By now readers and all MBA aspirants should have started cursing me. The idea is not to demonize the dream, but just to ruffle a few feathers here and there. Now when I look back at such decisions I amaze at my consuming capability !
I was just curiously listing down the couldn't things post MBA, and believe me it became scary -
- I can't work as a techie
- I can't think of a pressure less life any more
- I can't accept any job offer that comes my way (see I have a brand to sell)
- I still can't afford to stay in Taj or in an exotic resort
- I am still not a frequent flyer in any of the airlines
- And god damn it, even now, I have to think twice to sponsor myself for a flight to see my parents !
I was just calculating the benefits of doing MBA !
But to be fare, I had got a wonderful campus life, some wonderful friends and some enchanting views about life.
Alas ! all these are intangibles and as our dear prof used to say - "only cash in hand is the proof of liquidity".
Am I still so illiquid in the market as I was 3 years before?
Only if the taste of the pudding could be done earlier.
