MBA associate stories - epic fails/successes

Long time lurker, first time posting. Just curious to hear stories about clueless MBA associates.

Just a few ideas to get the conversation rolling:

  • Fake it till you make it MBA associates
  • Analysts who know more but are left to be managed by MBA associates
  • How does A2A compare to MBA associates?
  • When MBA associates’ have done something completely irrelevant in the past
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