RE: Sob Story

Some of you guys sound like ferociously loyal paid agents of
Cisco.LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> From: rwest_at_zyedge.com
> To: shaibal_mitra_at_hotmail.com; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:49:28 -0400
> Subject: RE: Sob Story
>
> If everyone could or would pass the lab, what would the point of the test
be? I can't comment on your test taking conditions, but I would have to concur
with Andre and Jojo. Haven't you ever been on a colo floor with a console
cable hooked up to a device, troubleshooting while the sh*t is hitting the fan
and your eyes are completely dried out because you're in the cold inlet,
getting pumped with air? The exam is psychological; your environment (a small
LCD with a jacked up keyboard in a small cube when you're used to 24"
monitors) and time are all working against you. Why should things be made
easier now when plenty of people are still able to pass?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Shaibal Mitra
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:10 PM
> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: Sob Story
>
> Thought I should share my sob story with fellow sufferers.I passed the CCIE
> written in Mar 2007 and then took my first Lab attempt at Sao Paulo.All
> through the first attempt the proctor kept on talking over the telephone and
I
> was not able to focus.Cisco charges an obscene amount for the Lab isnt it
> logical they should provide a Test environment which is quiet and necessary
> for a 8 hour battle.Perhaps we should file a PIL so that the company wakes
up
> and realises they are not fulfilling their obligations by not providing the
> required Lab environment.My experience in my subsequent two attempts were
> hardly any different.Ideally there should be sound-proofed cubicles for
each
> test-taker and take my word for it ear-plugs and ear-muffs DO NOT work.What
I
> found from my subsequent desperate research is even if you use
ear-plugs/muffs
> speech gets conducted through the head bones and of course they will not
allow
> you to play music to drown out the speech.
>
> Also when I took the written test there was no rule stating that one had to
> take the Lab at least once a year or the written exam would become
> invalid.Again perhaps a PIL...
>
> Very frankly if the correct exam environment is provided and the company
didnt
> keep on playing with the exam format/contents etc. there would be many more
> CCIEs.Which is obviously why they resort to these nasty methods.What is the
> logic of introducing MPLS VPNs when the topic is already covered in the
> Service Provider track?
>
> PIL anyone...?
>
> Just in case my language is as convoluted as that of Cisco by PIL I mean
> Public Interest Litigation.
>
>
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