Columbia Business School or stay at Amazon?
Jan 11, 2021
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I was accepted to Columbia MBA. I’m currently an SDE2 at Amazon with 3YOE.
I would ultimately like to get into management but I’ve noticed most managers at Amazon didn’t even go to business school, they just transitioned from SDE2/3 or they were senior SDEs at other companies.
Overall I just want to maximize TC long-term. Which path would be better?
Also should note my parents agreed to pay for half the MBA.
Thoughts? Could it be worth it?
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Source: I have already gone down this path.
Sure, the brand name and network opens doors for you. But if you're already an SDE at big tech you won't get much of a TC benefit out of it.
Amazon places a pretty high premium on it too. They recruit a ton of graduates every year, and over half of Bezos' exec team has one.
PS: I am also looking to apply to MBA schools this year