Certified-"material"

It`s exam time! No, I`m not talking about 6-year old Kukku, from down the street, who will take the first exam of his life, or his mother who will also take the first of many proxy-exams to follow in the near future. I`m talking about my cubicle-mates. It is the certification season, and prometric centres have their hands full taking calls from harried employees, wanting to be "certified". The fact that all of the subject matter will be flushed out of the system, seconds after the accomplishment of the mission, namely, getting that 70% against your name, hardly seems to matter.

I look to my right, and see someone poring over a "manual"(that is a polite term, for what most of us use, in order to clear a certification; which if we were to adopt the time-honoured method of "studying the material", would take years to complete), for certification A. If human beings had the ability to set a thing on fire with a piercing gaze, the monitor would have been reduced to ashes, hours ago. To my left, is a candidate, gazing so intently at the monitor, that the slightest twitch from me, elicits a furious scowl. Even as I type this, I`m trying my best to ensure that the keyboard doesn`t rattle too much, and disturb the great Yogi`s meditation.

Having certified employees, no doubt adds to the competency of a company. Forcing them to take it up, using promotions as a bait, is something that I find really hard to digest. I really don`t know why I am wasting time, typing this gibberish here, when I have a certification to take up next week. Somebody, please help me look for my "manual"!!!