nanode
07-26-2001, 11:09 AM
During a meeting yesterday, the developers were told that one of the requirements for the future will be for each programmer to be a "Certified Java Programmer".
The company will pay for the exam, but only if we pass. Regardless of the merits (or lack of) for certification, I thought it was a little bit lame for the company to only reimburse us if we pass - even though it is required.
Honestly, I'm not really concerned with passing that test. I've gone over a handful of sample questions, and with a couple weeks prep-time I should be able to ace that test.
For some reason it's really bothering me that:
1) this is required (clearly we've all illustrated our technical ability by now)
2) Although mandated by management, we have to pay if we fail (unlikely, but the principle bothers me)
I realize that this will allow the marketing dept. to say to customers "all of our development team is SUN certified...", and may actually increase business (more $$$ for nanode).
Anyone else have experience with this situation?
The company will pay for the exam, but only if we pass. Regardless of the merits (or lack of) for certification, I thought it was a little bit lame for the company to only reimburse us if we pass - even though it is required.
Honestly, I'm not really concerned with passing that test. I've gone over a handful of sample questions, and with a couple weeks prep-time I should be able to ace that test.
For some reason it's really bothering me that:
1) this is required (clearly we've all illustrated our technical ability by now)
2) Although mandated by management, we have to pay if we fail (unlikely, but the principle bothers me)
I realize that this will allow the marketing dept. to say to customers "all of our development team is SUN certified...", and may actually increase business (more $$$ for nanode).
Anyone else have experience with this situation?