Are you buying into the Certification Forum Negativity?

One of the best places to get your questions answered are certification forums. When I started on my road to getting certified I would visit forums often. Being a newbie there was a lot that I needed answers too.

I found some forums to be positive and others negative.

Some so negative that they would make me think, "what am I doing in the IT industry anyway? It's dead!"

Don't fall into this trap

There are naysayers everywhere. People that engage in excessive complaining and consistently view the glass as half empty. These whiners will tell you the IT industry is dead, that you shouldn't bother getting certified, that you are better off working at Mcdonalds.

This actually happened to me.

Back when I was asking what other people's experiences were with the Network+ certification, this guy advised me to forget doing it and go work at Mcdonalds because its not worth getting certified anymore. Back then, his comment confused me. Being new, I didn't know whether I was wasting my time getting into the IT industry at all.

It wasn't a waste of time after all

In all industries, people raise to the top, people stay at the bottom, or people quit.

Listen to what others say, because we all learn from eachother, but make sure your filter system is working. If you believe in something, continue doing it and forget what others say if it goes against your beliefs.