continue to groom yourself for a plant maintenance engineer. Don't worry about fibre splicing... millions of people can do that job, and few need it done.

Expand your work experience so you can do everyones job including your bosses.

Companies that push certification may be great to work for, but they may also be quite the opposite..

When I was working for a company and finally got my degree in electronics.. they viewed me as a potential burden they would ask for a raise..

... I just wanted to be paid more since my work kicks ass.

All they did was raise my hours... I then raised my middle finger and left.