Mike,
If you got the impression from anything I've posted here that I believe
anyone who has gotten the OCP title is a liar and a cheat then I am
very sorry as that is NOT the impression I meant to give.
I think the OCP exam itself is worthless and not a measure of what a
DBA knows. I think there are many DBAs out there who can add "OCP" to
their resume who are wonderful DBAs (let's see, I read and learn from
your posts, Joe Testa's, Kevin Loney has it as well.... and others)
What I object to is the presumption that if you have those letters on
your resume you are AUTOMATICALLY a good DBA.
Rachel
- Hately Mike <Mike.Hately_at_churchill.com> wrote:
> I've been pretty quiet while you all said that the OCP program was
> pretty
> worthless because I can see your point. I don't believe that it
> proves that
> the holder is technically better than someone has isn't certified.
> From my
> point of view, though, I'm convinced that in a tight market it's
> helped to
> get me into interviews and that justifies the cost to me.
> Now, however, you're straying towards calling OCP DBAs liars and
> cheats and
> implying that we're dangerous to have on site and I'm sorry but I'm
> not
> going to have that.
> What merit is there in saying "doctors have malpractice insurance and
> OCP
> ... should have one too.". Where's the evidence for that kind of
> witless
> comment?
> I originally took my OCP after amassing 10 years of DBA experience. I
> don't
> want to get into a pissing contest over this but it grates on me to
> have it
> constantly implied that OCP is just there to make up for lack of
> ability.
> I'm aware that many of you (Don for instance) have qualified their
> statements by saying that applies to "a few" or "some" but the
> implication
> is still that the majority of OCPs are trying to make up for some
> sort of
> technical deficiency.
>
> If you don't want to spend the money or the time then that's fine by
> me. I
> certainly won't it necessary to criticise you for it.
>
> Regards,
> Mike Hately
>
> No, really; I usually have a sense of humour.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: 27 June 2002 08:13
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> From my experience with a few DBAs that waved their OCP around like
> it was a
> Nobel prize, some probably should have malpractice insurance. Lots
> of it.
>
> Don Granaman
> [Certifiable OraSaurus - NOCP]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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>
>
> But doctors have malpractice insurance and OCP does not or do/should
> OCP
> have
> one too.
>
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