Ron Taylor said to Scott Mcquilkin
About: Re: Private Police...
Dated: 01-05-98  10:55hrs * D.A.R.E. for Life!
 SM> RT> Read your quote Scott.... I got it from a state certified training 
and
 > RT> testing agency.  Showed it to my boss and demanded a raise.... got me
 > RT> the same results that you get with your "ticket".
 SM> Do you work as a programmer?
 RT> Yes, as a matter of fact I do.  I've been a full time professional
 RT> computer programmer for some 27 years, but I've never seen a UNIX box
 RT> except during the training course.  My certificate, however, says I am
 RT> a certified UNIX programmer and I couldn't boot one up.
 Then why do you have such certificate if you can't boot one?
 RT> That doesn't mean that I couldn't review the course work, polish up my
 RT> skills, and BECOME a viable UNIX programmer, nor that I don't qualify
 RT> to apply for a state government job as an entry level UNIX programmer
 RT> by virtue of my training, but I dang sure don't broadcast to the world
 RT> that I AM a UNIX programmer because I have some useless certificate in
 RT> my desk.
 Again, why do you have one if you are not qualified to operate one, it
 would be the same for me if I drive an 18 wheeler as I don't currently
 have a CDL to do so.
 RT> Neither do I tell people that I am a UNIX PC programmer.  There are
 RT> UNIX programmers and there are PC programmers (I are one now), but
 RT> there aren't any UNIX PC programmers 'cause they don't exist.
 Cool!
 RT> See the point?
 Some what, yes.
 SM> * Professional Security Agent  State of Ohio; Commissioned Notary 
Public
 RT> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 RT> Still a wee bit self ingratiating, (sorta like "domestic engineer"),
 RT> but better than "Private LEO".
 Excuse me...
 RT>  ! Origin: Crime Bytes 2 - Underwood, Iowa (712)566-2872 (1:285/12)
... The absolute WHOLE truth is always more Important than actual Facts.
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