This sounds like one of those essays I had to write on my applications but lately I have been contemplating the value of an MBA, why am I getting one, and how will my life and career be different after I have one. I used to think that getting an MBA will allow me to climb higher on the corporate ladder but this past week I have seen evidence to make me feel otherwise.
At the company where I work, we rolled out a new organzational structure this past spring where all employees are classified on a scale from A through J. The higher up you are within the alphabet, the higher up you on the corporate ladder. Administrative support staff and college interns are at Level J. College hires (except those working in administrative support) start out at Level I. I am on Level H. Our CEO is on Level A.
The other day I was talking to my friend who is an MBA intern at my company and she tells me there is a woman on her floor who is a 2004 graduate of the Kellogg School of Management. She pointed out that this woman has an MBA from a top school and yet is on the same level as me. This led me to do some sleuthing on the online employee directory. I know a UVA grad who earned her MBA at the Ross School of Business and she too is a Level H.
I guess it is safe to assume that if I were to return to my company after two years, I will remain no higher up the food chain than I am currently, which is fine with me as long as they give me that corner office with a window.
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What school is Ross? That might explain part of it. Also...someone with an MBA who would choose to work for AOL should probably start out at level J or somewhere around there based on what I have heard about the quality of people and their work at that company. Do you really aspire to have a higher title when the level A employees manage to drive the company into the ground faster than humanly possible? Give me a break...you should be given a level A title for your keen decision-making to leave the company.
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