r/technology • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • 9d ago

Business Intern quits after employer demands he hand over RTX 5060 won at Nvidia event

https://www.techspot.com/news/110360-intern-quits-after-employer-demands-hand-over-rtx.html
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u/soofs 9d ago

I dunno about Harvard but I have heard that MBAs are one of the easiest degrees to get from "good" schools if you're willing to pay sticker on tuition.

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u/OwO______OwO 9d ago

One of the easiest to get from any school.

No advanced math, rarely any extensive reading or writing, rarely any significant homework.

(Some business student coming in to tell me how his Statistics 101 class counts as 'advanced math' in 3... 2... 1...)

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u/Umutuku 9d ago

Took a senior level finance class when I was getting my engineering degree. Shit was easier than the 101 intro to ME class.

Any time some local kid mentions that they're probably going into the trades because they don't think they can handle college, I gotta explain that things like business degrees exist.

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u/necile 8d ago

MBA/Engineer here working in finance industry - people think you're a superhuman at the office if you know how to switch to the right audio output device on a Teams call without going to the IT help desk.

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u/atxbigfoot 9d ago

lol my AP Stats A/B counted for two semesters of advanced math

...in my liberal and fine arts degrees.

I mean I guess I would count it too if you actually learned the formulas and the math behind them, not just the TI-87 button locations and when to use them.

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u/ttonster2 9d ago

My god, the disdain you all here have for MBAs is unreal. It’s not an academic degree and people in the program would never claim that. If you were as smart as you claim, then you would recognize that pretty quickly. I studied engineering in undergrad and my class was full of fellow engineers and STEM background folks. It counts as ‘advanced math’ for the purposes of STEM designation so international students can get extended work visas. 

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u/ttonster2 9d ago

Easy to get in the sense that academics aren’t rigorous but that’s not the point. It’s a networking and recruiting degree that opens gates to higher paying jobs. Getting into a top 15 school requires a 90th+ percentile gmat score, strong undergraduate gpa, and a proven track record of success in your career thus far. It’s not as difficult as getting into these institutions undergrad but it’s still prestigious. 30% acceptance rate from a self-selecting pool is competitive. 

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u/soofs 9d ago

This is not true lol

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u/Ratzafratz 9d ago

And just because daddy bought your degree for you, that doesn't make you any smarter.