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this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2024
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This was literally an "Ask Lemmy" question, which pulls on individual personal experience for responses, so I'm not sure what else you would have been expecting.
I work with MBAs all day every day. Nonstop. They're the vast majority of my touchpoints as a lifelong software engineer/DBA that manages several teams. I've been in the industry for 25+ years and have worked for multiple large (enterprise tier) medium, and small (startup) companies across multiple states including owning my own consulting company and interfaced directly with C-types that held nothing but MBAs.
So, not uninformed, but it is anecdotal. In the sense that this matches my life experience for 25+ years of working closely with MBA types on hundreds of projects during that time. Someone else might have different experiences. But I'm here answering their question so I'm going to talk about my experiences.
There's plenty of MBA holders that are pragmatic and "normal". However, at the top level, MBAs either attract, or turn people into narcissistic sociopaths, because the majority of narcissistic sociopaths I know and have worked with, hold MBAs.
Take from that what you will.
Edit: Apparently he took away a downvote. Getting a sneaking suspicion this guy might have an MBA. :) Not sure why you're downvoting my life experiences, but sure guy. You win.