Excellent job with your excellent attitude David. I have NEVER heard of them "dropping the ball" in that particular fashion.
Sounds to me like you have an excellent attitude, and excellent experience under your belt for a successful round 2. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Hafke Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:26 PM To: Shane; [email protected] Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Lost exam results Well, after about a week of waiting and getting my case escalated several times, I finally got some answers. It seems the configs were lost for all of the config sections for everyone who took the exam in RTP that day, but I was assured that the problem was isolated and they are certain it won't happen again. I asked about the results for the TS section and was told I got a 680-something. So, I guess it's a moot point for me after all. It's been a very trying week ... time to focus on round 2. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:ccie_rs- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 12:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Lost exam results > > Either way - best of luck and keep us updated :-) > > On 22/10/11 16:22, David Hafke wrote: > > You hit the nail on the head. Any way you slice it, I'm wasting a > trip > > to RTP (and all associated expenses and inconveniences). Either I am > > currently at a CCIE-level and now I have to demonstrate this a second > > time, or I'm not and I have to make a second trip down there in a > couple > > of weeks to finally find out that I need to study harder and retry > again > > in a few months. > > > > The more I think about it, I just can't see how this can work out in > my > > favor. Does anyone think that it's likely someone would fail one week > > and turn around and pass a couple of weeks later? I suppose I may be > > less nervous next time ... my fingers weren't cooperating very much > the > > other day and my typing speed/accuracy suffered. > > > > I do believe that cream rises to the top and I will overcome this > (more > > determined than ever now), but I expect more from Cisco and hope they > > are willing to be more accommodating than their initial > correspondence > > indicated. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jon Hartman [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:53 AM > > To: David Hafke; 'Imran Ali'; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Lost exam results > > > > I wouldn't fall into the silver-lining perspective either, unless I > got > > my > > tail kicked. Sure, he got to preview it, but it wasn't graded so > there's > > no > > associated feedback. Maybe he *did* get his tail kicked and needs to > > serious brush up on a few areas that he is unaware of. > > > > Is there really such a thing as a free retake? Speaking as someone > that > > lives in the mid-west, I'm into it for at least $600 per attempt for > > food, travel, and lodging, and then the cost of two days of vacation > > to > travel > > and > > take the exam. This is not counting the exam fee. > > > > Personally, I'd hit Cisco up for some kind of travel voucher, as > well. I > > don't know if there is such a thing or not, but it's worth asking > > (fighting) > > for. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Hafke > > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:53 AM > > To: Imran Ali > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Lost exam results > > > > I appreciate everyone trying to keep me in a positive mind set ... > > believe me, I'm not giving up. But, what I really want to know is if > a > > free retake is the best I can expect to get from Cisco, because it's > not > > nearly enough. If I attempt to go back soon, the airline tickets > will > > cost A LOT more. > > > > > > > > Is there precedent for this sort of thing? > > > > > > > > PS: I just that someone else who took the exam that day had the same > > problem, so I guess it happened to all of us. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Imran Ali [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:04 AM > > To: David Hafke > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Lost exam results > > > > > > > > since you are not sure on TS section ....why dont you take it > positive > > . > > > > > > > > similar thing happened to my friend in dubai....the rack reloaded > > suddenly ... > > > > > > > > if you are a champ ....nothing should demotivate you...besides a free > > retake is also available . > > > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 2:51 AM, David Hafke<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello there, I sat for my lab yesterday in RTP and walked out > thinking I > > actually passed. I knew it would be close on the TS, but I was > > reasonably confident that I had it ... confident enough that I knew > I'd > > go for a re-grade if the results came back negative. > > > > Then the hours ticked by and I heard nothing, finally at 3:30pm this > > afternoon, a full 24 hours after I left the lab, I got an email. Not > > stating that my results were in, but rather that "due to a system > > malfunction, we were unable to save your configurations." And they > will > > do their best to accommodate me on a re-take date. They didn't even > > state that the re-take would be free, though I imagine that's > implied. > > But, even still, the cost of the exam is but a drop in the bucket > > compared to all the inconvenience this will cause. > > > > And why does it take 24 hours to tell me that they screwed up? I sat > on > > pins and needles waiting for the results. I really feel like I've > been > > treated like dirt here. > > > > Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? 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