> I've seen a lot of people during my engineering days who just wouldn't work under the pressures required to design a system with extremely high reliability.
I think the difference is that most engineers understand when high reliability is necessary, even if they can't deal with the pressure of implementation. An MBA whose job is to "move the ship faster" simply isn't going to understand the distinction between parts of the system that can be thrown together, and parts that absolutely can't.
Hard to hire the right people when the majority of MBA's aren't engineering undergrads.
I think the difference is that most engineers understand when high reliability is necessary, even if they can't deal with the pressure of implementation. An MBA whose job is to "move the ship faster" simply isn't going to understand the distinction between parts of the system that can be thrown together, and parts that absolutely can't.
Hard to hire the right people when the majority of MBA's aren't engineering undergrads.