From: Lab Dude (ccielabdude@gmail.com)
Date: Thu May 03 2007 - 07:52:13 ART
Pursuing CCIE in my opinion is a personal choice, unless specifically asked
for by your employer, which in that case I would hope the employer would
pick up the tab for the exam and associated expenses. You dont necessarily
have to spend your personal money on CCIE that you could possibly spend on
something else.
Maybe benefiting from this 3 free attempts perk is a good incentive to apply
for a job at Cisco :)
On 5/3/07, Jason Carpenter <adventureracing@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dunno sounds like 3 free lunches :) May have to work just as hard to
> get there but the cost is a major factor for us mortals :) 3750
> dollars per CCIE so if you go for all 4 thats a hellofa perk. So sorry
> if I dont have much sympathy, cisco isnt the only compay that works ya
> hard.
>
> On 5/3/07, Lab Dude <ccielabdude@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The only advatnage that Cisco employees have is the privilege of 3
> *free*
> > attempts, which I think makes sense as a perk of working for Cisco. We
> > suffer the same as the rest of the bunch when it comes to struggling
> with
> > the lab, and we *do not* have any insider information.
> >
> > For any further attempts (i.e.4 and on-wards), Cisco employees not only
> have
> > to pay for the lab out of their own pocket, but also for any expenses
> > associated with it (airfare, hotel etc). In fact, for some roles at
> Cisco,
> > it is mandatory to have a CCIE, unlike for others pursuing it where it
> is a
> > 'nice to have' thing, hence it puts more pressure on some Cisco
> > employees preparing for CCIE.
> >
> > Hardest thing as a Cisco employee is the ability to find time to study
> for
> > CCIE, taking into account the work load, time pressure and long hours,
> > unlike at many other employers where people get time off to study for
> CCIE,
> > or have unlimited training budget :)
> >
> > Concluding, theres no such thing as a free lunch!
> >
> >
> > On 5/3/07, Loc Pham <ccie17030@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Let look at another angle ,
> > > How about a proctor have booked 1 day vacation and
> > > cancel it in the last week ??
> > > After all, we are all human ... I hope ;-)
> > > lP.
> > > --- Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Bill,
> > > >
> > > > I did not mean to imply that they necessarily have
> > > > it
> > > > any easier.
> > > >
> > > > Remember - No conspiracy theory.
> > > >
> > > > But it does seem that invariably some people can
> > > > jump
> > > > ship within 30 days...
> > > >
> > > > And 4 at a time could be a coincidence...
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps I am mistaken.
> > > >
> > > > I'd just like to think if a rule applies to one of
> > > > us,
> > > > it might apply to all of us.
> > > >
> > > > If I cancel my seat, I not only forfeit my money,
> > > > but
> > > > being a no-show, I would have to wait 6 months to
> > > > get
> > > > a new date. Or at least this is what it says.
> > > >
> > > > I have not yet had a reason or a concern about being
> > > >
> > > > a no-show yet, but it could happen to any of us.
> > > >
> > > > I would just find it hard to think it would happen
> > > > to
> > > > a lot of us and at one time.
> > > >
> > > > I could be wrong.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm just another hopeful...
> > > >
> > > > :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- jslauer@hotmail.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > agreed,
> > > > >
> > > > > other than getting 3 free takes of the exam I can
> > > > > second this. I have a
> > > > > bunch of NCE friends that say the same things.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Josh Lauer
> > > > >
> > > > > CCIE #16024
> > > > > CCNA,CCDP,CCIP,CCSP,CCDP,RHCE,MCSE,CEH
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Bill Mckenzie" <bmckenzie@hotmail.com>
> > > > > To: <darbyweaver@yahoo.com>; <ggombas@gmail.com>;
> > > > > <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 8:44 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Isn't it too late cancel?
> > > > >
> > > > > > Darby,
> > > > > > Do you think Cisco employees studying for the
> > > > CCIE
> > > > > have some secret
> > > > > > advantage to achieving it over
> > > > > > anyone else? If so, I believe you are mistaken.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bill Mckenzie, CCIE#16725, CCVP
> > > > > > Systems Engineer
> > > > > > Cisco Systems, Inc.
> > > > > > Phone: 614-425-2370
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>From: Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com>
> > > > > >>Reply-To: Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com>
> > > > > >>To: Gregory Gombas <ggombas@gmail.com>,
> > > > > Cisco certification
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> > > > > >>Damned Cisco Employees...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>No suffering for losing a "FREE" seat...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>I wonder if they get penalized by having to wait
> > > > > for 6
> > > > > >>months like the rest of would...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>Hmmm....
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>They just re-register...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>Take it as a warning sign...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>Last minute droppers know something we don't...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>:) :) :)
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>But no conspiracy theory here...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>--- Gregory Gombas <ggombas@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> > Just saw 4 seats open in San Jose in May -
> > > > > isn't it
> > > > > >> > too late to cancel?
> > > > > >> > How is that possible?
> > > > > >> >
> > > >
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