[workfromspace]

15+ years ago, I had the same problem at a Starbucks. I asked the cashiers to reboot the modem, but they didn't understand why. Then I showed my new Microsoft certification card which has MCSE and few others and told them that "trust me, I know what I'm doing".

They called their manager, who was also suprised but decided to go along with it and restarted the modem, solving the problem. I remember all the employees were looking at me for the rest of my visit (which was few hours because at that time I was working from Starbucks).

Glad I wasn't the only one :)

[belter]

That happened to me also. The manager told me all employees had a MCSE and CCIE and they were not currently hiring, thank you...

[mynameisnoone]

That's adjacent to "Do you know who I am?" The problem with certifications are that they aren't a very good signal of quality employees because A+ and MCSx were on every resume along with SQL and Java. The best technical people I've know/n have few to no certifications to please HR, but maybe a Master's or PhD in CS or CCIE. Mostly, certifications have fallen by the wayside since 2008 apart from low-productivity businesses that aren't technology-focused.

[workfromspace]

I agree with this. Likewise, I unfortunately witnessed some colleagues who got certified through test leaks, and they sucked at their job.

Btw back then, Microsoft was suggesting to get the certifications after few years in the industry. I received most certifications because my employers required them for some projects or customers. The last (MS) certification I got was around 2009, and I didn't need any of those during my developer years.

[mewpmewp2]

I would like a "Blessed by the Elders of the Internet" certificate for such occasions.