The declining value of testers (or signs that all that government debt is a problem)
I knew the market wasn’t quite what it was, but this job ad today surprised even me.
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I'm Jared Quinert, a testing consultant located in Melbourne, Australia. With over fifteen years of experience, I specialise in agile testing, context-driven testing and intelligent toolsmithing with a focus on business outcomes over process. As one of the most experienced agile testers in Australia, I've been diving in hands-on since 2003 to discover how to build successful whole-team approaches to software development.
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Hey Jared,
I didn’t realise that our government testing cousins in Melbourne had it so bad! I wonder if they get free fries with their salary “package”!
I guess this would make Ben Simo’s ‘Is there a problem here’ website 🙂