Why I LOVE TESTING
I love it when I'm the first person to touch new software and root around for errors.
I like to teach and mentor people that will someday be better and more successful than I am.
I like to hang out with people that do what I do and argue amicably about technique and methodologies.
I like learning about other environments and companies and how people in our field operate in those environments.
I like reading and learning from people who either think or present things differently than I do. Overall, I think I actually enjoy having to struggle just a bit to keep up, whether it's with my own workload or the ideas/work of someone else.
No two pieces of work are the same. It's intellectually challenging and mentally stimulating. It keeps the grey matter ticking over and that makes me happy.
It's given me the opportunity to meet and work with many different people/cultures - that's enriching in itself.
The SW testing profession is developing and evolving. Nothing stands still - it's a perfect time to be involved to help shape and influence.
Constant learning opportunities - and that's addictive!
As a child when you're given something you are told to play with it but 'be careful, don't break it'
As an adult we buy things and we 'be careful, don't break it'
As a tester WE GET AND PAID TO FIND THE BREAKS.
The thrill of finding a good bug.
Asking the questions that make everybody else sit back and muttering quietly under their breath '$hit, didn't even think of that'. The kind of questions that get project items pushed back because not everything has been taken into consideration.
Sounds kind of corny but in our own way, we help make the world a better place. We help make software more stable, easier to use, crash less, etc. Hopefully helping to make other peoples lives less stressful.
It is great to lead younger test professionals and direct and guide them into how to test better, what to test and so on... In the process they have ideas, thoughts, arguments similar or contrary to mine which stimulate me to learn and unlearn.
The challenge of doing more in less which testing is all about at most times. The challenge in motivating people, goading them, convincing them.... to achieve, despite heavy odds stacked against them.
I love testing because of the thrill it gives me when the client praises the testing team for their knowledge, for finding the bugs and making the user's life better and easier... And when this happens the joy and warmth I derive from the hand-shake with the testers who won the battle pleases me no end.
As I make my way back home and sometimes while the city sleeps, the looking-forward to the next day at work and the plans that begin to form in my mind is a sure sign that I am happy and content with what I do - managing a testing team that will do wonders and achieve!
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