From: Paglia, John (USPC.PCT.Hopewell) (JPaglia@NA2.US.ML.com)
Date: Wed Sep 25 2002 - 16:52:31 GMT-3
I don't understand the creation of this thread at all. Tom, if you like it
and want to wear, who gives a heck what others think!!!! Ya worked hard for
the cert, the jacket matches your favorite saturday night dancing outfit, ya
got some spare cash burnin' a hole in yer pocket...put the 3 together, get
the jacket, and wear that baby until the stitches decay!!!!
You're free to do what ya want, buddy.
And just for the record, I know a #4000 series CCIE, and he owns about 10
CCIE shirts and wears them all the time. I would never make fun of his
desire to wear the logo. Now maybe if it was an MCP shirt....
John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MADMAN [SMTP:dave@interprise.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 3:38 PM
> To: Adam Crisp
> Cc: Tom Larus; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Advice sought on wearing CCIE on sleeve
>
> If someone with more experience is offended by your wearing CCIE logo
> appearel it is they that have the problem. I personally have only one
> Cisco CCIE shirt that was given to me and just recently got the bomber
> jacket thanks to the kindness of the local Cisco folks, (yes I guess I'm
> cheap:) though to be honsest I don't think it's worth $250 but that's
> just my opinion.
>
> Dave
>
>
> Adam Crisp wrote:
> >
> > Well, you're a CCIE right?
> > I don't think you would offend an "old" CCIE since you have earned the
> > ticket.
> > I hate seeing job adverts with "must bee CCIE for at least two years"
> type
> > caveats!
> >
> > I will be interested to watch this thread
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> > Tom Larus
> > Sent: 24 September 2002 16:55
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: OT: Advice sought on wearing CCIE on sleeve
> >
> > I have been looking at items in the CCIE store, and I like the CCIE
> bomber
> > jacket. However, as a CCIE with less than the usual amount of paid
> > experience (I could fairly be called a "lab rat" CCIE), I am very
> sensitive
> > to offending folks with more experience who might resent a CCIE like me
> > "wearing it on his sleeve." I think they actually put your number on
> the
> > sleeve, so it is the classic case of wearing something on your sleeve.
> >
> > On the other hand, wearing it while I am still in the job-hunting mode
> could
> > spark up conversations with people who might know of unadvertised
> positions.
> > You know how it is hard to go to Borders' computer book section without
> > meeting interesting IT folks.
> >
> > I will be interviewing soon for a job with a Cisco Gold Partner. Do
> CCIEs
> > in resellers actually wear CCIE gear, or is is considered tacky and
> > pretentious? I don't want to buy something that it turns out is frowned
> on
> > or laughed at by folks directly involved with Cisco. If the CCIE store
> > goods are not of good quality, that would make the decision easier.
> >
> > Anyone have any thoughts on this?
> >
> > I know that this is the sort of question I would not need to ask if I
> had
> > lots of industry experience, but I am not in a position to go back and
> > relive my life differently right now.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tom La
>
> --
> David Madland
> CCIE# 2016
> Sr. Network Engineer
> Qwest Communications
> 612-664-3367
>
> "You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer." --Winston
> Churchill
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