Certs are good in that they provide a reason to learn things you might otherwise overlook or not use on a day to day basis. In that sense I look highly on them

Certs are good in that they provide a reason to learn things you might otherwise overlook or not use on a day to day basis. In that sense I look highly on them. However, many other people I work with have absolute contempt for any sort of technical skill, so no cert is going to impress them.