MBA While Flying the Line
08-14-2024, 03:34 PM
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On-line MBA's scratch an itch. Nothing more. Might get you a ticket to stand in the line at the BigCo, LLC hiring program (the umbrella corporation that owns Chatchies and Flingers), but even if successful you'll wind up 3rd asssitant manager in charge of french fry aquisitions in the north-mid-west region, while grinding away 60 hour weeks with no OT.
On-line schools tick a box, nothing more. Go into it eyes open, then good on you, more education is more better. But never pretend that it's something it's not.
If you want hiring mojo for income replacement, you need to be in person, shaking hands and making drinking buddies. That's where the power is and where the deals happen.
On-line schools tick a box, nothing more. Go into it eyes open, then good on you, more education is more better. But never pretend that it's something it's not.
If you want hiring mojo for income replacement, you need to be in person, shaking hands and making drinking buddies. That's where the power is and where the deals happen.
If it increases the ability to get involved with the union or the company and provides at least some sort of utility in the event of a furlough or lost medical, then it seems worthwhile.
09-25-2024, 01:51 PM
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That would be my concern. You're (presumably) not leaving the airlines which puts the first pass ROI at zero.
If you are looking to change careers ... I would try to find someone 5 years down the road who has had success with an online MBA. My strong impression is that online grad school makes grad school successful and not grad students.
Assuming you are going to use it towards some business of your own ... well, OK. In that case the degree itself is meaningless and ... to quote Good Will Hunting “You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library."
If we know where you want to be in 5 years that's different because you took an online MBA, we might be able to offer better advice.
If you are looking to change careers ... I would try to find someone 5 years down the road who has had success with an online MBA. My strong impression is that online grad school makes grad school successful and not grad students.
Assuming you are going to use it towards some business of your own ... well, OK. In that case the degree itself is meaningless and ... to quote Good Will Hunting “You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library."
If we know where you want to be in 5 years that's different because you took an online MBA, we might be able to offer better advice.
Thank you all for the opinions and perspectives so far. I'd say the more likely goal would be to get into the flight office, flight ops or in traditional management. I definitely wouldn't leave aviation (if I have anything to say about it at least) and wouldn't want to give up flying completely unless an opportunity came up that I couldn't resist. I sincerely hope none of this comes off the wrong way. I assume nothing and am grateful for everything that this career has provided me so far. This job is about as good as it gets. I'm just evaluating all potential options and gathering opinions.
Please keep the opinions and perspectives coming! All are appreciated.
Please keep the opinions and perspectives coming! All are appreciated.
09-26-2024, 04:44 AM
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Flew with a guy years ago that went all in and went to med school. Took leaves of absence as neeeded. Eventually quit flying and went into doctoring full time?? Decades ago another guy went to dentail school. I don't know the details of how he did it. He flew full time and had a dental practice. Retired and AFAIR his retirment blurb said "never called in sick." That's almost impossible to do if you don't fly while you're sick.
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