""Marc Thach Xuan Ky"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Thomas Larus wrote: > snip > > As for nrf, - his contributions to groupstudy have been almost entirely > > negative. While it is helpful to have some discussion of things like the > job > > market and the question of whether it is better to invest time and effort > in > > a degree versus certification is useful, constantly chiming in with > negative > > thoughts and assessments is not very helpful. This is something of a > > support group, and in these difficult times, those of us who have already > > set out to achieve certification goals need encouragement and technical > > advice. > > I have recently strongly disagreed with nrf, but I do not find him > negative as you suggest. I think it's a shame if people cannot > contribute without being personally attacked in such a generalised > manner. > > > I do not know if nrf is one of these people (he could just be negative for > > no particular reason), there are some people who come to these discussion > > groups to discourage others from pursuing dreams the achievement of which > > might bring about a greater number of certified IT professionals and > perhaps > > exert downward pressure on salaries. > > I don't know nrf personally but I doubt that he's that influential. > Anybody who gets put off the cert process by reading a discouraging > viewpoint on this list probably doesn't have the mettle to see it > through anyway.
Exactly. I think Mr. Larus gives me far too much credit. Besides, I doubt that I'm saying anything that people don't already know, or at least suspect. Certs have their good and bad points, and people who elect to pursue them should understand what those good and bad points are. It's really as simple as that. > > rgds > Marc Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=60272&t=59481 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
