What are 10 things you should never say to a junior tester/QA?

simon_tomes
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:04:37 +0000
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This is an interesting post so I thought we could come up with 10 of our own as a testing community. We can come up with more than 10 if you like.

10 Things You Should Never Say to Junior Developers

Thinking about the early days of your career, what are some things you’ve been told which on reflection weren’t helpful?

If you’re in a leadership position what are some absolute no-go unhelpful things to say to a junior tester/QA?

And bonus points for those of you who have made some “here’s what I regret saying to a junior tester” mistakes along the way and are willing to share what happened.

Let’s use this list as a heuristic to protect and support those awesome people starting their exciting careers into the world of testing/QA.

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