Comments on: The Changing Face of Imposter Syndrome https://networkphil.com/2019/04/21/the-changing-face-of-imposter-syndrome/ networking | writing | teaching Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:12:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Farouq Taj https://networkphil.com/2019/04/21/the-changing-face-of-imposter-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-14679 Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:12:25 +0000 http://networkphil.com/?p=5127#comment-14679 The rate of change in our industry is such that you always feel like you have to keep running to avoid getting left behind. I’m based in the UK and my experience is that enterprises are reluctant to invest in solid technical training. At best you’ll get an overview. As a technical specialist I feel that there is an expectation for me to be an expert on everything. I self-study a lot to keep up but always feel that I’m not getting access to the tools and training needed to meet that expectation.
Certification to me is important for personal reasons. It helps to have my knowledge validated so I am reassured that I do know something even if I’m feeling a little out-of-depth with the particular task assigned to me.

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]]> By: Ben Story @ntwrk80 https://networkphil.com/2019/04/21/the-changing-face-of-imposter-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-14674 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:42:55 +0000 http://networkphil.com/?p=5127#comment-14674 I definitely understand where you’re coming from. I remember being a newly minted CCNA and thinking that I HAD to get my CCIE to get anywhere. Thankfully I started to realize that the certification wasn’t so much about getting certified as much as it was validation for your journey that led to it. Right now I’m on my infinitely long journey to CCIE/CCDE. If I ever get one of them, great, if not, great. The key is to keep learning. I have technology ADD so I have a tendency to go broad instead of deep which is pretty much counter to the CCIE level.

Imposter syndrome is something I think that every one of us deals with at some level. As a mentor for younger engineers now (man that seems weird and is its own imposter syndrome!), I have seen imposter syndrome from the outside. I am constantly trying to convince them that they do know what they’re doing and that they should be confident about what they know.

In the end, we all have to reach out to each other and be support for one another.

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]]> By: Jon Major (@jtmajorx) https://networkphil.com/2019/04/21/the-changing-face-of-imposter-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-14673 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:38:18 +0000 http://networkphil.com/?p=5127#comment-14673 Even having a CCIE, I still feel imposter syndrome lol. Like, my passing the lab was a fluke and that I don’t deserve the number. Whenever I get to feeling like that, I try to remind myself that self-doubt can be a motivator and I try to use that negativity to push myself to study a little harder or learn something new. Likewise, I also believe that part of being knowledgable in a subject matter is trying to be aware of blind spots, and that focus on identifying our own blind spots can trigger imposter syndrome. Especially as you compare yourself to others. So it’s natural, and it seems pretty much everyone at all skill levels feels it (which is oddly comforting).

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