{"id":1068607,"date":"2026-07-04T19:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1068607\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T19:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:55:18","slug":"former-oracle-employee-says-mba-changed-his-life-my-salary-went-from-%e2%82%b925000-to-%e2%82%b91-lakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1068607\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Oracle employee says MBA changed his life: ‘My salary went from \u20b925,000 to \u20b91 lakh’"},"content":{"rendered":"

As online learning becomes more popular, many people are questioning whether an MBA is still worth pursuing. But for some entrepreneurs, the degree has been a turning point in their professional journey.<\/p>\n

\"AA founder reflects on the impact of his MBA. (Instagram\/@Pradeepkannanj)<\/p>\n

Pradeep Kannan, a former Oracle employee who now runs The Falooda Shop, shared how pursuing an MBA<\/a> changed the course of his life and eventually set him on the path to entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

Taking to X, Kannan reflected on his journey and explained why he believes the degree played a crucial role in shaping his career.<\/p>\n

“If I had not done my MBA, I would not have become an entrepreneur. When I started my MBA in 2010, I had no business acumen. I came from a tier 3 town in South India. An MBA was my first chance to understand how businesses actually worked. It gave me a foundation I could not have built anywhere else.<\/p>\n

(Also Read: Woman calls Bengaluru \u2018Europe in India\u2019, says city has everything despite traffic woes: \u2018My take? 5\/5\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“My salary went from \u20b925,000 a month to \u20b91 lakh a month. Today, in 2026, you can learn almost everything online. AI can teach you strategy. YouTube can teach you finance.<\/a> Podcasts can teach you marketing. But in 2010, that world did not exist.<\/p>\n

“For many people, an MBA was just another degree. For me, it changed the direction of my life.”<\/p>\n

Kannan’s post has sparked discussion online, with people sharing differing views on whether an MBA remains relevant in today’s rapidly changing job market.<\/p>\n

Take a look:<\/p>\n

Internet shares mixed opinions<\/p>\n

Not everyone agreed with Kannan’s perspective. Some argued that entrepreneurship is driven more by practical experience than classroom learning.<\/p>\n

One user commented, “MBAs are among the most harmful influences on entrepreneurship and businesses. They are good for nothing. In a few years, businesses will realise how unnecessary they are.”<\/p>\n

Others appreciated Kannan for sharing his personal journey rather than presenting his experience as a universal truth.<\/p>\n

(Also Read: ‘At 80, my dadi took her first flight’: Granddaughter’s reunion video melts hearts<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“Your posts offer many valuable insights. I am currently building capital and will seek your guidance when I start my own business in the future,” another user wrote.<\/p>\n

Today, people can learn almost anything online. But for Kannan, an MBA gave him the foundation and confidence to change the course of his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As online learning becomes more popular, many people are questioning whether an MBA is still worth pursuing. But…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1068608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3094],"tags":[51,158975,159661,3134,293032,154389,293004,16,15],"class_list":["post-1068607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-business","tag-business-acumen","tag-career-journey","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-former-oracle-employee","tag-online-learning","tag-pradeep-kannan","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1068607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1068608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1068607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1068607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1068607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}