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**Pyuvjzwf** · 04-14-2010, 10:23 PM

instead of monetarily are the most selfish people in the world.

People who pursue the highest-paying career are to be lauded for their selflessness.

Discuss.

I have two really good friends who have master's degrees in electrical engineering but decided to go back to school to get MBAs to make more money (one graduated from Harvard B school and the other Northwestern). They're both working in finance now (one in NYC and the other in LA) but both of them hate the hours they have to work (around 90-100 per week) and both are on the verge of divorce since their wives never see them. Personally, I don't think the money is worth the set backs in your social and personal lives especially since with a decent degree you can easily make low six figures and only work 40-50 hours per week.

Besides the really big money is in starting your own firm.

04-14-2010, 10:23 PM	#15
Pyuvjzwf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	instead of monetarily are the most selfish people in the world. People who pursue the highest-paying career are to be lauded for their selflessness. Discuss. I have two really good friends who have master's degrees in electrical engineering but decided to go back to school to get MBAs to make more money (one graduated from Harvard B school and the other Northwestern). They're both working in finance now (one in NYC and the other in LA) but both of them hate the hours they have to work (around 90-100 per week) and both are on the verge of divorce since their wives never see them. Personally, I don't think the money is worth the set backs in your social and personal lives especially since with a decent degree you can easily make low six figures and only work 40-50 hours per week. Besides the really big money is in starting your own firm.
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