No Juniper? No Problem...

I have been told that there is no Juniper project anymore in my company for Q4 2010. The possible soonest next Juniper project would be next year. So my boss told me to learn Alcatel for I may be bore to death waiting the next Juniper project. It's not a problem for me learning some new stuffs. So starting this month, I will study Alcatel and take the Alcatel exam.

There are some offers to join other companies. But at this moment, I should reject them eventhough their offer is compeling. One company even said that they can make me JNCIE in very short time. I only laughed when I heard that.

Well. I do learn a lot from my JNCIE exam failure. JNCIE is not an easy task to passthrough, especially if you don't know what kind of questions will be provided. The proctor can give you 101 of different questions everytime you take it and if some questions is beyond what you excell at, it would be a disaster. It's an expert level anyway. But I don't deny that there are always shortcut and people always love shortcut.

My decision is against it. What kind of JNCIE I would be if I am certified but there is only limited things I can do? It's not solely about the certification, the prestige and the money. For me, skill is more important than the certification itself, that's why I am not afraid entering new domain by studying Alcatel.

Why do I choose this path? Simple. If I took the shortcut, maybe I have held networking-expert level certification right now and my living standard would be much better. But someday if my future wife or kids ask me, would I be proud to show them that? I don't think so. I think I will feel ashamed. What should I tell them? That I gain it using some tricky and cunning method? No thanks....

People who always work hard and stand in the way of truth shall have no fear. Eventhough the world is full of dirty people, they will manage to find a spot in this world and survive. That's what I believe. So no Juniper? No problem :D...