Being Certified

One day back at home and I'm straight back to work.

The main reason for my hastiness is that I have a work certification to prepare and sit for. I had originally planned to do the certification in October, so planned my holiday for November accordingly, however this was delayed to December. I thought of taking certification material to Singapore to help my preparation, but later decided that I didn't want it to spoil my holiday and thought better of it.

In my first day back, hidden among my hundreds of emails, I notice one that says that my certification is now pushed back to February. This is a great relief as I thought I was running out of time to prepare for it, and gives good reason as to why I didn't meet this years work objectives.

I am really not looking forward to this work certification. Firstly, it is only recognised in the company I am currently working for and only certifies for the role I am currently doing. Should I get promoted, I would need to get re-certified. I am in favour of technical certifications (I've already done a couple of those in the last 12 months and learnt a few things to help me in my job) but this particular one is based on processes and procedures and is basically a propaganda machine to turn me into a company advocate and a sales machine. Why I need documentation to prove that I can do the job I already do defies logic!


The main push for certification is that it will allow me to justify a CPI wage rise next year (and it is also one of my managers objectives to ensure that I am certified). Whilst I love my job, working for a large company has it's drawbacks.