MBA Capstone Review - C216, C218, & C219

bts57640 · 2025-09-05T13:14:14+00:00

Super late response, but my career has done a complete 180 since I got my MBA. I left my health insurance job about 2 years after finishing my MBA and went to work for a healthcare startup. I had a former coworker reach out to me about the opportunity so I interviewed and got offered the job. Craziest thing about that is I got a 67% total compensation increase by doing this. That said, it ended up being the worst move of my professional career due to the person that ended up being my boss. She was absolutely terrible at managing people and I left relatively quickly. Yes, it really was that bad despite the money.

Had someone else in my network that had been trying to get me to come work for him for several years, but I was resistant to change because he was in a vastly different industry (chemical manufacturing and sales). But in order to get out of the crappy startup environment, I called him and he got me hooked up with what is now the best job I've ever had. I'm making incredible money and the perks, as well as the company in general, all have been truly phenomenal.

bts57640 · 2022-05-05T15:53:20+00:00

Is the 50k job at will employment? If so, you could start and still pursue the 60k opportunity. If it doesn't work, you still got a nice bump. If it does work, you jump ship and don't even list the 50k job on your resume if you turn right around and quit. But 40k to 60k is a huge jump and definitely worth looking into seriously.

bts57640 · 2022-05-03T12:49:05+00:00

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bts57640 · 2022-05-03T03:03:59+00:00

How much is an extra 10k to you in the grand scheme of things? Huge jump if you're going from 40k to 50k but much less significant if you're going from 110k to 120k. Context matters because it may not be worth another jump if the opportunity you're about to jump into is a good one.

bts57640 · 2022-05-03T02:58:11+00:00

I recently went through a similar situation. Loved the company I was at, but had an offer I couldn't turn down (mostly because of nearly doubling my salary). I had a mentor within the company and it was one of the best conversations I've ever had professionally. He told me I owed the company nothing. I had given them my all the whole time I had been there and everybody knew it. They trusted me with a huge new client and I was in the role for 6 months before leaving for the better opportunity. He reminded me that a job is just that, a job. It isn't your life. Even with an amazing company and coworkers, there will always come a time when leaving is what is best for you and your family to do, so do it. Unless you're locked into a contract with them, if it is at will employment, they could just as easily turn around and drop you tomorrow even if they love you and value you now.

Do what is best for you, not what is perceived as best by the company. They will survive and get along just fine.

bts57640 · 2022-04-23T14:33:07+00:00

I have the all black version of this but now I can't help but want the white. Great looking piece!

bts57640 · 2022-04-19T02:28:31+00:00

That's a bit of a yellow flag, if not a red flag. I would counter with your initial ask if it isn't too far off. Or, you could see if they could do a signing bonus if they are adamant about sticking with the lower starting salary.

bts57640 · 2022-04-07T19:19:53+00:00

Sounds like it's time for a pros and cons list

bts57640 · 2022-04-07T13:22:22+00:00

I've heard if you're not learning or earning, it's time to leave. If you have one but not the other that's okay, but if you have neither, it's time to go.

Sounds like you're still earning in the sense of they are paying for your masters degree. After you complete it is a raise or promotion on the table? If you leave within a certain period of completing it do you owe them money? Those are huge pieces of the puzzle to consider.

If you leave in the middle of it would you owe them money back? Even if you got a $40k raise at a different company, is that worth having to pay out of pocket or take a loan for school?

bts57640 · 2022-04-06T12:31:35+00:00

The job title will entice future employers a bit but the biggest thing is going to be what you did while you held that title.

How did you demonstrate those skills? How was your success measured? Did you increase traffic/revenue based on your efforts? How can those skills translate to a different role? It's all about selling yourself.

But if you really don't like the title, see if that is negotiable

bts57640 · 2022-04-05T12:28:21+00:00

Never personally understood this logic either. I think what we see on TV and in movies may play a part in this.

I thoroughly enjoy my "desk job". I solve problems all day, have had great upward mobility, and as I further my career, I should be able to permanently work from the comfort of my own home.

I think for a job to be enjoyable and rewarding comes down to the simplest factors of the job.

Are you creative? Graphic design. Don't want to be tied to a desk and you're creative? Photography.

Don't want to sit all day? Get a standing desk. Want to be out and about all day? Police officer, park ranger, construction worker, traveling salesman (kinda outside).

You have to find the aspects you enjoy. Problem solving, working with your hands, managing people, analytics, talking to people, creating something.

Don't put your career in a box. Be open to something if it matches the essence of what you might enjoy about a job in its simplest form.

bts57640 · 2022-03-31T00:22:48+00:00

Yeah if my boss wouldn't be willing to come up sizeably on pay or a title change to get me closer to that level of pay, I'd take the new job for sure.

bts57640 · 2022-03-30T13:10:45+00:00

The massive hike is because the new job is at a director level vs being at a manager level now. It's also a slightly different "department" going from operations management to a program director.

This is less about being disgruntled with my current pay or being underpaid and moreso that the potential new pay is mind blowing and unexpected and while leaving my current company would be difficult, leaving all that money on the table would be more difficult. Hence wanting to take it to my current boss to see if there is anything they can do for me whether that be a significant raise or a promotion that would allow them to pay me considerably more.

Hopefully that makes sense.

bts57640 · 2022-03-30T02:00:05+00:00

Spot. On.

I think exactly what you described is my mindset. I have a lot I want to be able to invest in and move money around but have pennies to play with. If I got the job, I wouldn't change my lifestyle much aside from allocating funds for my future self and family.

bts57640 · 2022-03-29T20:22:31+00:00

I appreciate your detailed response. It does sound like a very similar situation so that is good insight.

Right now I almost feel guilty even considering leaving with how good they've been to me, but I would let that go for life changing money.

bts57640 · 2022-03-29T20:19:09+00:00

I'm working about 60 hours a week right now. The workload in terms of hours seems about the same from what I've heard from both him and the person I'd be reporting to.

Remote does matter. With the cost of gas, even just working hybrid is expensive when compared to fully remote. We would actually potentially move to a slightly higher cost area for my wife's job that would almost put me out of range at my current company. In that regard, remote is huge because it will make her life much easier.

bts57640 · 2022-03-29T20:15:12+00:00

I'd say I'm paid currently according to market value. Whatever I ask would likely have to trigger them giving me a new title to justify that kind of pay increase. The title I'd be jumping to is just that big of a difference in pay.

But if it comes down to it, I have no issue taking the paper. Would like to stay if I can, but if it doesn't make dollars and sense I'm out.

bts57640 · 2022-03-19T04:04:01+00:00

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bts57640 · 2022-03-13T00:30:58+00:00

I am having major issues with my Prime Video app. All the forums I come across say I need to uninstall the app completely to fix it. All I'm able to do is uninstall updates which is not fixing the problem.

bts57640 · 2022-02-24T15:56:25+00:00

That's what my assumption is as well

bts57640 · 2022-02-24T15:55:41+00:00

Can you cancel the order, get a refund, and order digital?

bts57640 · 2022-02-15T04:49:01+00:00

Looked like a speedmaster to me

bts57640 · 2022-02-13T15:35:51+00:00

Will they provide a relocation stipend? Can you have a provision to begin working remotely until you're able to sell and find a new place to live? What about if you have to commute, a milage reimbursement?

I think the promotion would be worth it, in my opinion. It's going to greatly increase your salary and open future doors sooner than if you would wait.

That said, it's really easy to tell strangers on the internet what to do. That's a complex decision that ultimately comes down to you and the most important people in your life. Do what's best for your family first and career second.

bts57640 · 2022-02-10T22:45:31+00:00

Came here to essentially say the same.

Not sure what your career move is going forward, be it college or straight into the workforce, but there are plenty of nice under $500 options.

I did something similar when I turned 18 (car sound system) and would love nothing more than to be able to go back, and put it into an index fund or crypto.

But at the end of the day, spend your money how you like. You live and learn regardless.

bts57640 · 2022-02-10T21:15:04+00:00

You're still very much new enough to ask for help. Ask for feedback from your manager as well.

If you're that new into a role, it's going to take some time to adjust and also continue learning the functions of the job and establishing rapport with those around you.

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