Starting to feel a bit disillusioned with how much emphasis the MBA seems to put on profit over everything else. I want to use my degree to make a positive impact...am I in the wrong place?

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Yes. Yes you are. You could theoretically, but man we’re here for the money. I’m in a pragmatic place in my life right now. I really want to go out and do do-gooder work. But right now, I’m trying to earn. Later in life when I have more experience and authority I think I can affect the world differently. If you do it early you likely have to give up a lot in terms of compensation. Is anyone else paying your bills? If not, probably doesn’t make sense man. Volunteer. I do. A ton. My family does it with me and honestly I’m glad it’s not my day job. It’s tough to see folks in bad situations. I’m glad to help. I just can’t handle it every day. Food for thought. I hope it helps.

Make money and then you can always switch gears and do good. Gotta do good by yourself and your family first though.

Use your degree, money, time to make a positive impact, not shareholder’s money. If I were a shareholder, I wouldn’t want my employees to do anything to destroy value of my investment. You should only think about other stakeholders if that increases value for shareholders

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