[COMP] Re: GTE = Great, Terrible Evil.

 
>  
> > turns out that a script that runs nightly (?) fragged the routing between  
> my  
> > gateway and another router on the route to the internet-at-large, thus  
> leaving  
> > my packets stranded far from their destination.  Rather than fixing the  
> > "problem," the technician just gave me another range of IP addresses.  
> >  
>  
> I've been thinking about something lately, because the whole term  
> "SysAdmin" is taking on alot more power nowadays.  Getting closer  
> to the term "Lawyer" or "Physician" ... even "Plumber".  
>  
> Wondering if it might be good to have some sort of association,  
> something which makes sure that others within our profession are  
> bound by a certain set of ethics?  

I agree, but I see the "certification" thing as being troublesome too.  I've 
met/worked with a lot of MCSE's that are complete idiots, and others who know 
their stuff quite well.  But most of the "really good ones" have no 
certifications whatsoever.  It seems that the idiots give the MCSE a bad name.  

The thing is that most of the certifications now are based on a written test, 
and for the most part, writing down answers and filling in bubbles doesn't test 
your knowledge of real-world applications and such.  Perhaps certifications 
should be based on "number of years experience,"  "things I've accomplished," 
or "number and type of sticky situations I've gotten companies out of." 

I think right now it's just like any other piece of paper: too much value is 
placed on what test you've taken rather than what you actually can do.  

John



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