Hehe...I worked for $2.85/hr as a cook at a car-hop burger joint. The wage
was under minimum wage ($3.11 I think) but it was claimed "+ tips". How
many people tip cooks at a car-hop? rofl. Now I think I make somewhere
near per day that I made per week there...rofl.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Circusnuts"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: Failed CCDA [7:1698]
> When I was 17 years old (1987), I washed chili pots @ the local greasy
spoon
> for $3 an hour... wondering how I was going to pay for college. My senior
> worked 9 to 4 (I worked 4 to 11, sometimes 12AM), made $5 an hour, only
had
> the cushy lunch crowd to contend with, & left the tough pots for me.
>
> I feel your pain.
>
> Pay your dues & change things when you get in a position to.
>
> Phil
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Russ Kreigh
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 8:49 PM
> Subject: RE: Failed CCDA [7:1698]
>
>
> > I too am only 17 years old and like Priscilla I think this is a
> > controversial topic. However, I have a very strong opinion, therefore am
> > going to express it. :-) I currently work for an local ISP and have
quite
> a
> > bit of Cisco experience along with very much UNIX (BSDi, Linux, HP-UX,
> > Solaris), HTML, JavaScript, ASP, PERL, etc etc. However, I make
> > significantly less that a new guy that was hired to work along with me.
I
> am
> > just as qualified, if not more. Of course, there are other issues to
> > consider; I am part-time and he is full time, I know that makes a
> > difference, that part I understand. But, I feel that a large portion of
it
> > has to do with my age, not based on my ability to perform my job.
> >
> > On a Cisco related note, I am going to schedule my CCDA exam within the
> next
> > month, along with my CCNA. I am very confident that I will do good on my
> > CCNA, and have been studying CCDA material and getting some real-life
> > experience in my job.
> >
> > The message I am trying to point out is that just because we may be
young
> > doesn't mean that we should not be taken seriously. Also, I know that my
> age
> > also offends some people who have been in the field a long time. I can't
> > really speak from expeirence here, but I know that more women have
choosen
> > careers in the Technology field in the past 10 years. Just as their
> > co-workers have come to accept it more, they are going to have to accept
> > that us young adults can be capable of doing the same job.
> >
> > -Russ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > Priscilla Oppenheimer
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 1:03 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Failed CCDA [7:1698]
> >
> >
> > I'm going to say something Very controversial here, which is that I
think
> > it's a good sign that a 17-year old had a hard time with the CCDA test.
It
> > validates the test a bit. Design requires experience. Can someone who
has
> > just learned to drive, design a car? Can someone who has just started
> > learning networking, design a network?
> >
> > Remember that I teach (part-time) at the high school level and I love
the
> > energy, quick thinking, and creativity of that age group. I strongly
> > believe that the inventions that they will develop will be even more
> > amazing than the ones our generation came up with. So I do not make this
> > comment out of prejudice.
> >
> > Aaron, it sounds like you know which areas you need to study a bit more
in
> > order to pass the test, so I'm sure you'll do well next time. Good luck!
> >
> > Priscilla
> >
> > At 09:02 AM 4/24/01, you wrote:
> > >Hey guys, this is Aaron again. I failed my CCDA by 37 points. I made
a
> > 718
> > >and i needed a 755 to pass.... Bah, out 100$.. I did rescedule it for
a
> > >couple of weeks from now, and now that i know what sections i'm weak
in,
> i
> > >think i might be able to make this up. My worst section was WAN
> > >Technologies with a 40%. My best was Network Management with a 100%.
So
> i
> > >guess i had quite a range of scores. Anyways, back to the books and
> sample
> > >tests for me. Thanks guys.
> > >
> > >~Aaron Vose
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> >
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