Well, I got the news yesterday that I passed that exam I took. So why do I feel even more confused now? Now that I have the certification, what do I do with it? Do I take it to my boss as of September and try to leverage a promotion out of him? Do I talk to the Quality Systems group about turning me into some sort of protégé since there doesn't seem to be anyplace to go in the Software Quality group?
And my active interviewing is over, for now anyway. I decided not to take the job for which I had been interviewing. It seemed pretty clear that they were going to make me an offer, but that job was just as dead-end as this one - probably moreso. So why would I take a pay cut for it? So I removed myself from consideration.
Plus, here I can still coach basketball in the winter. If I took the other job I might not be able to do that. And here I have the Tuesday golf league in the summer. That's a good thing.
Maybe I should just forget about certifications and new jobs for a while. I have a project to finish and 15 days to complete the testing. And I have a mere 8 days to the Pro Life Music Festival in Warsaw.
Speaking of which, I added 4 Sanctus Real songs. They will be playing in Warsaw next Saturday, so they're on my mind.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Saturday, June 03, 2006
It's about time
Well, it's long past due, but I consider summer to finally be here. I got a birthday next week and that always convinces me that the snow here in northern Indiana is really gone. At least until October.
I had a professional certification exam this morning to get a national certification for auditors. Quality auditors, not financial. How frustrating. All of the practice questions are so clear and obvious, but the questions on the actual exam are oh so different. It's all multiple choice and all questions have 4 options (A, B, C, D). But on so many of these things, 2 or 3 of the answers are correct. But only one is right. It's like seeing this:
4 + 1 =
A) 3 + 2
B) 5
C) 6 - 1
D) Florida
What's the answer? Why C, of course. Why? Beats me. It all seems to depend on what hallucinogenic drug the question maker was on when he came up with it. So, I don't know if I passed or not. I'll find out in 2 weeks.
In the meantime, my golf addiction is really taking over big-time. I'd play 36 holes every day if I could find a way. *sigh* But my project at work is high pressure and the next 4 weeks are the culmination of it all. At the same time I'm actively interviewing elsewhere since I just don't know if I can go back to my old job in September - even though that's exactly what I just took that exam for.
Fooey. I obviously need to just be a MUCH better golfer.
Listen to the Dakona song I added today.
20 days to Warsaw.
I had a professional certification exam this morning to get a national certification for auditors. Quality auditors, not financial. How frustrating. All of the practice questions are so clear and obvious, but the questions on the actual exam are oh so different. It's all multiple choice and all questions have 4 options (A, B, C, D). But on so many of these things, 2 or 3 of the answers are correct. But only one is right. It's like seeing this:
4 + 1 =
A) 3 + 2
B) 5
C) 6 - 1
D) Florida
What's the answer? Why C, of course. Why? Beats me. It all seems to depend on what hallucinogenic drug the question maker was on when he came up with it. So, I don't know if I passed or not. I'll find out in 2 weeks.
In the meantime, my golf addiction is really taking over big-time. I'd play 36 holes every day if I could find a way. *sigh* But my project at work is high pressure and the next 4 weeks are the culmination of it all. At the same time I'm actively interviewing elsewhere since I just don't know if I can go back to my old job in September - even though that's exactly what I just took that exam for.
Fooey. I obviously need to just be a MUCH better golfer.
Listen to the Dakona song I added today.
20 days to Warsaw.
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