Re: CCIE lab fee raised!

I've been there Marko. I was trying to make a point.

-Hammer-

"I was a normal American nerd"
-Jack Herer

On 08/03/2011 12:09 PM, Marko Milivojevic wrote:
> This subject keeps creepeing up once in a while...
>
> When Cisco talks about Pearson for CCIE, they talk about Pearson Professional Centers. Google them... They're not in a mall ;-)
>
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> On Aug 3, 2011, at 6:41, -Hammer-<bhmccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Guys, I gotta ask why some of you are irritated with the cost and T&E? I
>> for one am against local pearson testing.
>>
>> $1500 for a lab exam cert that in many places (not all) will guarantee a
>> six figure salary? DONE. I've taken the lab several times. They have
>> some of my companies money and at least once I paid for it myself. Will
>> I do it again? YES. Do I like paying $1500? NO. But will I again? YES.
>>
>> A couple of days off work and a flight and hotel at a testing center?
>> DONE. Would it be easier to go down to the mall and sit in a closet on
>> wheels that looks like one of those stupid photo booths? YES. Do I want
>> that? NO. Do I like to fly? NO. Will I do it again? YES.
>>
>> Most folks in the community still agree that the CCIE is one of the top
>> certs out there. Part of that effort is the process of getting it. YOU
>> HAVE TO WANT IT. If I could take off work the next three Fridays in a
>> row and go down to the mall and hammer away the basic odds say that
>> eventually I'll pass. I DON'T WANT THAT FOR ANYONE. EVER.
>>
>> It does scare me that business seems to be getting in the way of the
>> exam. I actually preferred the old two day exam that was hands on and
>> you had the proctor sit down with you afterwards and tell you what you
>> did right and wrong. For the money I feel you deserve a better
>> explanation. But those days are gone. Hopefully Cisco is making the
>> right decisions...
>>
>> -Hammer-
>>
>> "I was a normal American nerd"
>> -Jack Herer
>>
>>
>>
>> On 08/03/2011 05:56 AM, Narbik Kocharians wrote:
>>
>>> Kenneth,
>>>
>>> You are so close. It stands for Cisco Certified BS Artist.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 1:29 AM, Kenneth Ratliff<lists_at_cluebat.net> wrote:
>>>
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>>>> On Aug 3, 2011, at 4:28 AM, Martijn Minis wrote:
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>>>>> Other discussion aside, could you tell me what a CCBSA is? I could
>>>>> come up with something, but it does intrigue me what you meant :D
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>> Oh, I'm willing to bet that the BS portion of that probably stands for what
>>>> you think it does hehe
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