Linuxgruven Has Immense Promise (Score 1)

Firstly, I am an employee of Linuxgruven.com, inc., and I was hired one month ago. I am going to attempt to remain as neutral as possible regarding the above while composing this. I understand many students' and prospective students' concerns regarding Linuxgruven, as I also experienced similar feelings. However, I did take the Linuxgruven certification course, I was satisfied with the instruction and materials, and I did subsequently pass all four SAIR certification exams after two months of in-depth and organized study. Furthermore, I was offered an opportunity to get my foot in the door in a field where experience is essential in securing employment. Simply stated, I was appalled by the claim that Linuxgruven exists by selling lies. It is unfortunate that many people are upset at a great career opportunity. The company is growing rapidly, and, of course, they will need employees to fill their positions. Sadly, many seem perplexed by the business model which Linuxgruven incorporates. The bottom line for Linuxgruven is: If you receive a certification from SAIR or Linuxgruven, there is a position available for you with Linuxgruven. Now we get into the red tape. Linuxgruven is offering a preparation course for certification. When you interview for the job, you are offered the option to take this certification course (of course, you will have to pay a fee for this course). If, after having taken the course, you pass all certification exams, you are GUARANTEED a job with Linuxgruven. On a side note, you are NOT guaranteed a job if you have not taken the course and have, in fact, passed the requisite examinations (in this case, you must interview for the job just like any other tech job; prove that you know your stuff, and you're probably hired on). Now, why would anyone want to fork out all that cash just to get a job? Nobody pays for a job, right? I thought the same thing. I called my attorney. As you will remember, Linuxgruven guarantees to repay students who have been hired after one year of employment. My attorney reminded me of how much turnover there is in the IT field. I'm sure we all know someone who trained at, say, MCI, and then moved on to, say, AT&T within three months (at least, I know two such people). Well, what is a good way to keep your employees that you have trained? Well, one way would be to offer them an incentive. I believe that this is precisely what Linuxgruven is doing, and has done in the past. What I am stating here is not, to my knowledge, company policy. Nor is it simply bantering. Being an academic, I researched this company in-depth long before I agreed to paying for any type of certification course. Despite much of the negative feedback, which is often skewed and even distorted, I found that at its core, Linuxgruven is 100% kosher. Furthermore, I now have an exciting position in the IT field that did not require at least 2 years of experience! Finally, I am proud to say that I am working for a company that fully supports the open-source movement, has introduced Linux to literally thousands of people, and has innovative plans to further the future of the operating system. Go Linux! Go Linuxgruven! --Matty X