From: Todd Carswell (acarswell@nc.rr.com)
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 17:35:13 GMT-3
We're rehashing an old discussion here. If we follow this thread to its
previous end, you'll learn that there are lots of folks out there who
want to get their CCIE number and then have Cisco shut down the program
so that they can be the "anointed ones". They're operating under the
false assumption that shutting everybody else out of the program will
let them command exhorbitant salaries like "the good ole days" before
the internet bubble burst.
I have 2 problems with this philosophy:
1. It is anti-capitalist b/c those who espouse this view want to
artificially control the number of CCIEs. Instead of letting the
difficulty of the exam weed people out, these folks want Cisco
just to close the door of opportunity for others. Sounds like the
labor unions, doesn't it?
2. It's a pretty crappy way to treat your peers. It's an "I've got
mine, so screw everybody else" mentality that poisons the well for
everybody. If you work with people like this, you probably don't
like them very much as they, more often than not, are backstabbers
and information hoarders. Generally, these are people with very
low character.
Todd
gimesh thakkar wrote:
>Hi jgraun.
>
>what you are saying is right upto certain extent but
>think of some intelligent people who has not yet come
>upto CCIE mark, so it's a fair chance for everyone. if
>you know your stuff well no matter howmany ccie's are
>in the market, you will get your value.
>Gimesh (Future CCIE)
>
>
>--- jgraun@comcast.net wrote:
>
>
>>There are now over 10,000 CCIE's. Hopefully Cisco
>>will stop offering new CCIE
>>numbers and only current CCIE's will be able to take
>>other exams. This way
>>the "CCIE for dummies" schools will no longer be
>>able to ruin the IT field and
>>the market. After all MCSE stands for Must Call
>>Someone Else.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/625/ccie/ccie_program/ccie_present.html
>
>
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