I am bitter about having spent time, money and emotional energy on something that I felt I got no value out of, and I want to warn people thinking about doing the same.
My own experience was doing about half of an M.S. about a decade ago before dropping out to go right into work, due to money constraints. I don't regret taking those classes at all though - I learned a lot because I put a lot into it, and it's knowledge I've used throughout my career. I find it hard to believe doing an M.S. at gatech would have no value at all - I guess it depends what you plan on doing and how you will use it.