I kind of got confused by your non linear post. So it sounds like you were facetious about the MBA question ... My feeling is that in most companies it absolutely wouldn't even move the needle, unless the employer themselves were sponsoring your MBA. Most geeks consider finance and business an inferior subset of their own skills and most CIOs and CTOs, unless they come from a general business background, wouldn't have much extra respect for MBA.

I don't even know what specifically an MBA gives you in terms of additional skills. I think it's just a bolstering credential to make you sound stronger for management.

Do you think that Hoyza was actually serious about delivering pizza? I know he turned it into a running joke and signed as Pizza Delivery Guy. IT was still in good times when he used to post. A menial job like food delivery would have been inconceivable for an IT person ten+ years ago. That's why I never thought he was serious.

Thanks for the blast from the past.