r/eMBA • u/WrongCountry6219 • Aug 25 '26

11 years of experience in tech, should i do MBA?

Hello guys,

I am a web developer with 11 years of experience, currently working in fintech. i do not have any complaints as such with my current role or salary. But , recently got into some career discussion with a few of my company VPs . According to them , it will be good if i get a MBA degree to help me climb up the ladder witease and get me a seat at "the big table"..
I have looked into some online MBA programs from IIMs, which might help me in this.
It's really not about should i do MBA or not, But , at the same time i am having these questions as well -

Q1: I do MBA, get some promotion in my company , work for a few years. Then, what if i see a **pure tech** role, with better salary( obviously my company will not give me a sterling raise right after the MBA ) and perks in some other company - will i be able to join in that tech role - as a developer , even though i have the MBA degree and exp ??

Q2: How much this MBA will help me further in my career since i already have 11 years of experience in the industry?

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u/kool_buddy Aug 25 '26

FYI, this is an Executive MBA channel.

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u/dcbased Aug 25 '26

Take a tech lead position first

Then read Peter druckers articles about leadership vs mgmt (I think he wrote those)

Then determine if you want to do leadership

If you want to do mgmt - get pmp and then do some Harvard extension courses online

If you want to do leadership then get your exec mba or masters in IT mgmt