When I changed my career to testing stream, I was apprehensive of my decision. I was not sure if I was making the right choice? Is this decision good for my career? Am I going in the right direction? I listened to my heart which asked me to go ahead with it. In case it turns out to be a failure I would just learn from my mistake. I would definitely be successful if it proves otherwise. With this I started out as a tester in an established company. I thought I knew everything about this field till I actually dirtied my hands testing. In my initial days as tester, I was happy when my test cases passed. I was under the impression that I had to check everything in the application worked as per design. So I was getting thrilled when an application worked as expected. But in the corner of my heart a thought lingered.. Is that it? Or am I missing a trick here!
Only later I realized that there was something more for a Test engineer. I changed my attitude towards Testing. I discovered that the main objective should be to find defects and failures in the software. A tester should not test with an attitude that everything works, he should find the point where the application breaks. I was pleased when I started to find bugs. I was very delighted. Our team of Developers and Testers strive together to deliver a good end product. More defects I find, better the quality of the application, happier the team, more motivated I am.
From the past few weeks I have succeeded in raising a High priority defect which in-turn boosts my confidence and return home with a big smile on my face. A sense of satisfaction is something that I cannot pay no heed to.
My decision has definitely not failed me. There lies a bunch of defects that needs to be uncovered, there lies my motivation!!
