“I fear that posting this will have negative consequences for me, but I feel more strongly that I need to share this experience and raise awareness.” It’s been a year and a half since I shared my story of Sexual Harassment in Tech & the Testing Community. It was an extremely difficult thing […]
Tag: Mental Health
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3 Years in Testing: Then and Now
I’m a little late in publishing this installment of the X Years in Testing series. I’d written another version before Christmas, but I didn’t like it and it felt forced. I’ve never been one to write or talk about things that I don’t really want to, and so I decided not to publish it […]
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How to Manage Your Fucks (and Other Coping Mechanisms)
This post is a follow-up to my TestBash Manchester 2018 Open Space session on mental health and how people try to manage theirs. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck Like many others, I have ups and downs in my mental health. I had a particularly low “down” period a few […]
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2 Years in Testing: Then and Now
Last year, I wrote about my experiences after one year in testing. I’ve decided to try and make it a bit of a tradition, so I can give people a bit of insight into my experiences and how things are changing, but mostly for myself so I can look back on my own challenges […]
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1 Year in Testing: Then and Now
This time last year, I was invited to move from my customer-facing tech support role to my current testing one. A lot has changed in the last year, and my role, knowledge and experiences have really grown in what feels like a very short, yet action-packed, period of time. Working in a small […]