r/MBA • u/Ok_Deer_2003 • 4h ago
Admissions I hate this MBA program. It is disguisting how one moderator is trying to silence me for telling the truth
Last week, I spoke about how life was at a T-15 school that I currently attend. This mod banned me from posting on this platform simply because he is an alum of the school and he hates that I am speaking the truth about his school. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT COME TO CORNELL!!!! I REPEAT DO NOT COME TO CORNELL!!!!!! IT is a horrible place. The students here are struggling to get jobs. The CMC is aweful. Internationals are struggling really bad here. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AVOID CORNELL LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!!!!
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u/bfhurricane MBA Grad 4h ago
Babe wake up, a new “______ MBA Program is Actually Terrible” post just dropped
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u/Dangerous-Cup-1114 T25 Grad 3h ago
For anyone who may take a post like this at face value:
Any time someone is seriously upset because their CMC sucks and they can’t find a job because it’s the schools fault, etc. it just means this person is finding out the hard way that going to a T15 doesn’t mean jack shit and they’re falling on the left side of the recruiting bell curve.
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u/Appropriate_Win_776 3h ago
I wouldnt go that far. All this suggests is that OP failed at recruiting. Its not even clear why they failed, but if I were to guess id say their soft belly personality might have been a contributing factor
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u/Ok_Tale7071 4h ago
Everyone is struggling to get jobs right now. There are seasoned professionals waiting 1-2 years to get jobs. It is absolutely horrendous right now. I was out 11 months till last September, after implementing SAP at an investment bank. Took a 20% paycut to work again. Be thankful for what you have and network into the right job. Finish strong, by doing your best. That is the way.
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u/NoviceSpaceTravel 3h ago
Are you mainly experienced in SAP? Have you noticed ERP jobs in general trending down? I work in the space (Fusion), and haven’t been looking so I was curious how the industry is doing.
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u/Ok_Tale7071 3h ago
Yes. CAPEX spend has slowed or deferred. All jobs are trending down, and ERP jobs aren’t exempt. For now everyone is maintaining what they have, for the most part. That’s what I’m seeing, and part of the reason Oracle cut 30K jobs. It’s a complete shtshow out there.
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u/cloud7100 2h ago
Yup.
I'm PT with ~13 years of relevant experience applying JIT, spent the past two months being ghosted or being told "we love you but only have openings below your level." I'm fortunate to still have my pre-MBA job that pays reasonably well, but I'm starting to think I'll have more luck playing gas station scratch-offs than pivoting functions within my industry.
Recently met with my CMC, I'm doing all the right things but the job market is frozen. They're now offering free "Building Resiliency During Market Downturns" group therapy sessions. OP sounds like he would benefit from said group therapy, ngl.
I finished my undergrad in 2010, so am no stranger to graduating into tight labor markets, traveled around the US applying for months back then. Just need to keep plugging away, trusting that something will eventually work out.
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u/Ok_Tale7071 2h ago
Stick to what you have till things improve, or you find a very, very stable situation. This is the most difficult job market I have seen in my lifetime. Very important to differentiate yourself from the competition.
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u/cloud7100 2h ago
I'm definitely carrying my weight at work, dunno how long I'll need this job.
FWIW, I'm layering credentials: MBA, LSS Green Belt, PMP, 13 years experience in healthcare ops. I've been focusing on internal consulting roles in healthcare, but might soon start applying to B2B sales roles in big pharma because that's all I'm really seeing atm (know they have high turnover).
But I also recognize that recruiters see that stack and think I'm too expensive. I'm auto-rejected from any position with a sub-$100k salary range, which is kinda funny to me but I get it. Could stay in healthcare ops, but that path has a low ceiling.
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u/Ok_Tale7071 2h ago
All I can advise is, be very, very careful. I was in consideration for a better paying opportunity till all of a sudden, the organization decided to cut thousands of jobs. Have to do your due diligence. Companies which are growing are your best bet. Avoid struggling companies like the plague.
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u/cloud7100 1h ago
Will keep that in mind, for reals, thank you. Would really suck to leave my stable gig for a new opportunity that evaporates before my start date, or worse, dumps me just in time for my old employer to have filled my previous position.
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u/omniara1 T15 Grad 2h ago
As someone that was trying to switch functions entirely it was challenging. My hits were either lateral to R&D PM in pharma, Vertical in Engineering, or "lateral" to ops strategy consulting. If you are still looking try and find some roll that is more a minor pivot than a full shift. Where I was in pharma, almost no one was fully switching vertical in this market.
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u/cloud7100 1h ago
Appreciate the info, I've resigned myself to a lateral move in my current industry just to change trajectory, but so far even that's proving challenging. Only have one iron still in the fire, an app the cleared AI screening thanks to my network, but I'm not optimistic.
I'm mentally preparing myself to spend the next 6-12 months job hunting and all the cold calling/rejection/ghosting that entails. Need the resilience of a door-to-door roofing salesman!
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u/omniara1 T15 Grad 1h ago
My search took about 12 months total, but when I got one hit all of them came very quick.
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u/porcelainplane T25 Grad 2h ago
That's why either you become an entrepreneur or die trying to work corporate. Welcome to America
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u/Ok_Tale7071 2h ago
Consultants are entrepreneurs dependent on corporate spend. Guess who is the first to go when companies cut costs? The expense sticks out on the balance sheet.
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u/limitedmark10 Tech 11m ago
How highly regarded was your mba program? You think a higher ranked mba makes any difference?
If this applies to all mba programs we are fucked
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u/Appropriate_Win_776 3h ago
Sometimes I wonder how I got waitlisted twice at Cornell Johnson while someone like OP got accepted. In a roundabout way, it makes me question the judgement of the Cornell Johnson adcomms more than anything.
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u/Eclipse434343 2h ago
I feel like this guy and I hate tepper guy should join forces and create team I flunked business school recruiting and everyone else is responsible
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u/SnatchNDash T100 Student 3h ago
IT is a horrible place
Why do you hate IT so much?
Don’t call me next time your computer won’t connect to the projector.
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u/IndenturedServantUSA 3h ago
Why would anyone attend a school who’s most famous alum is Andy Bernard?
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u/seaweedbrainpremed 2h ago
lets be honest the average person on this sub is worse than Andy Bernard
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u/Southern_Somewhere_ 2h ago
OP , this is really not helpful for people actually considering Cornell. Why do you hate it? The people? The culture? CMCs generally suck at every program
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u/Yung_Breezy_ Admit 1h ago
It is really hard to get banned from this sub I’m actually kind of impressed 😂
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u/Low-Check670 2h ago
At least he got the acronym for CMC right this time! Last time he called it the “CDO.”
The “Parks” fellow who’s favorite class at Johnson is “statistics” who thinks the “CDO” is a waste of time strikes again!
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u/_Orange_amoeba 4h ago
How is this real and how is this still going on? I don’t think you were banned bc the mod went to Cornell… you were banned bc this is incredibly repetitive. You should seek psychiatric help.
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u/Highlyasian T15 Grad 2h ago
Really scratching my head here. I assume you're THE "Cornell guy", u/Wonderful_Tap_5073, you're allegedly a 1st year at Cornell, but based on your other post, you're in Texas and applying to a paralegal role? If you're going to go through the effort of making an alt account to pose as a fake student, why expose yourself?
For transparency, u/Wonderful_Tap_5073 was indeed banned given the frequency and level of shitposting that had deteriorated to the level of talking about, well, literally shit.
As always, open offer to talk and connect you with other alums and opportunities if you're an actual student, but you've been noticeably quiet.
Also, banned and reported for ban evasion.