Hey Mitch, I was in a similar position at a company I used to work for. When I first started out on my CCIE journey, I wrote a PAGE long letter to my boss explaining why it is beneficial to have a CCIE on staff. They didn't buy it. Basically they said they don't need that kind of expertise. It was at that time I realized I would start looking for another job at a place that would support my endeavor for the CCIE. I was VERY serious about getting my CCIE and I knew I could not do that without support.
I went and found another job that supported my efforts (Cisco hehe go figure) but still paid for the whole thing out of pocket (I was a contractor so no free labs). I know that sounds extreme, but hey you gotta do what you gotta do. If they don't want to support you find somebody that will. My two cents. On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Mitch Peterson < [email protected]> wrote: > I know this isn't directly related to the studying for my IE. However, I > figured you guys were the best group to ask this question since a few have > you may have gone though something similar. > > I'm putting together my portion of the budget for the next years department > budget. I've put a CCIE bootcamp class in as well as my lab fees. My boss > is pushing back on this saying that they can't justify having a CCIE on > staff. He seems to have bought into the hype that CCIEs make ungodly sums > of money and that he wouldn't be able to keep me on staff because he thinks > I'm going to ask for $100K or more. Anyway, how can I explain that not only > is it worth it to have a CCIE on staff but it behooves them to assist in > paying for training. My take is that since I'm responsible for about 700 > remote sites as well as the corporate office, I think that justifies it in > an of itself. > > Thanks, > Mitch > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > -- Regards, Joe Astorino - CCIE #24347 R&S Technical Instructor - IPexpert, Inc. Cell: +1.586.212.6107 Fax: +1.810.454.0130 Mailto: [email protected]
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