Comments on: 7 Things to Do While You’re on Death Row at Work http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/08/7-things-to-do-while-youre-on-death-row-at-work/ I like dead people. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:49:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: abdpbt http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/08/7-things-to-do-while-youre-on-death-row-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 abdpbt Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:24:16 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=1569#comment-1661 you employed people are SMRT. you employed people are SMRT.

]]> By: Kerry Sandberg Scott http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/08/7-things-to-do-while-youre-on-death-row-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1659 Kerry Sandberg Scott Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:22:42 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=1569#comment-1659 Your professor is nuts. But I know that a PE can help you get hired. I look at certifications from a cost/benefit perspective...if it costs X to get it, and you can reasonably expect to earn that back during the life of the certification (or, more likely, have more income-earning opportunities during the life of the certification), then it's worth it. Plus, for people who actually study, there's the inherent benefit of the learning. That's good too, because it makes you better at your job, so you earn more. Your professor is nuts.

But I know that a PE can help you get hired. I look at certifications from a cost/benefit perspective…if it costs X to get it, and you can reasonably expect to earn that back during the life of the certification (or, more likely, have more income-earning opportunities during the life of the certification), then it’s worth it.

Plus, for people who actually study, there’s the inherent benefit of the learning. That’s good too, because it makes you better at your job, so you earn more.

]]> By: Tim G http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/08/7-things-to-do-while-youre-on-death-row-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 Tim G Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:11:55 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=1569#comment-1658 Great advice here Kerry. I always wondered about the certifications. When I was an engineer, and decided to to pursue my PE, I was challenged by my professors who insisted that would hold merit if I were ever involved in a product design that had a court case associated with it. What, if I'm a PE no one is going to find fault? I don't think so. On the other hand, it is, as you noted, a designation that gives people faith in your depth of knowledge, or at least your committment to the field. .-= Tim G´s last blog ..<a href="http://saferbychoice.com/2009/08/5-reasons-to-take-a-real-vacation/" rel="nofollow">5 Reasons to Take a Real Vacation</a> =-. Great advice here Kerry. I always wondered about the certifications. When I was an engineer, and decided to to pursue my PE, I was challenged by my professors who insisted that would hold merit if I were ever involved in a product design that had a court case associated with it. What, if I’m a PE no one is going to find fault? I don’t think so.
On the other hand, it is, as you noted, a designation that gives people faith in your depth of knowledge, or at least your committment to the field.
.-= Tim G´s last blog ..5 Reasons to Take a Real Vacation =-.

]]> By: Terri (Bataviaduo) http://www.cluewagon.com/2009/08/7-things-to-do-while-youre-on-death-row-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1656 Terri (Bataviaduo) Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:45:44 +0000 http://www.cluewagon.com/?p=1569#comment-1656 Excellent blog, Kerry. This will get retweeted AND repeated. Good info, good pointers. Excellent blog, Kerry. This will get retweeted AND repeated. Good info, good pointers.

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