A week ago I had a written a post on keep things simple and logical rather than complicating them (See here). As an example, I described how companies nowadays ask for minimum degree requirements such as an MBA. Now all I did was use this as an example. In fact, I also mentioned below that this is just an example. Today morning when i open my Inbox I was pleasantly surprised to find a comment from a wise guy. For your easy reference, I am mentioning the comment below:

Your post clearly indicates a point of view of a person who is not an MBA, all the lamenting about the imposed necessity of the degree by MNCs. Lets first put us in the position of the recruiter, How should they trust a particular person for that particular post. The legendary MBA degree does guarantee that the holder possesses the soft skills demanded by the Job.
Its a reliable system these B-schools much unlike graduate schools here in India. Its not that a non MBA might not do all these things. But you can make out the probability calculation and find that the system is justifying itself.
So, the logic still remains in its place. I have a suggestion for you, start using that 730 score somewhere. Consultancy is a thing for engineers. Managing is for their bosses.

Now, let me state some assumptions which seem to be obvious from the post

1. Mr. Mistry (author of this comment) is very pissed that I with me since he feels that I have hurt his ego by telling him that an MBA is not necessary
2. He is, possibly, an MBA
3. Has a unidirectional thought process (“Consultancy is a thing for engineers. Managing is for their bosses” – What rubbish is this! You cannot state what a person should do just because you perceive it in a screwed up manner)

Frankly speaking I don’t think that Mr. Mistry has understood the point of my post. The MBA thing was just an example. Unlike what Mr. Mistry says I do not believe that “The legendary MBA degree does guarantee that the holder possesses the soft skills demanded by the Job.” Let me take another simple but weird example. Can a dog learn quantum physics? Even if you enroll it in the best Physics school in the world it will not learn Quantum Physics? Why? because it does not have the capability. Similarly, how you use the B-school depends on the your capability to adapt and learn from it. Mr. Mistry is right, I have not attended a B-school. But I have played crucial roles in many successful negotiations when in fact I haven’t attended a single class on negotiation! But I have never said that you should not go do an MBA. All I am saying is that MBA might not be required for everyone and hence it cannot be generalized.

I still hold on to my point of view that we complicate things too much and forget to stick to the basics. If that labels me a Contrarian – I accept it. Because some of the most successful people did things that were considered outrageous in their time.