The testing work is not valued. Have you changed your position?

• How did you get into the testing Circle ？
• Is it difficult to get started ？
• Do you have a foundation in programming ？
• Is there a bottleneck now ？
• How much room do you think your career development has to rise ？
• Have you ever been anxious ？

I believe many testers who have entered the testing industry have encountered such problems more or less ：

You will feel that the company does not pay attention to the work of the testing department , Work is suffocating . You want to change the status quo , But there is no way to break through this net . in the course of time , Do you think your work is meaningless , It's a waste of youth , Career prospects are slim . Actually , I'm also a passer-by . At that time , I graduated with an engineering major , Have a certain coding ability （ There is still a gap with development ）,“ Self-respect ” super , Always unconsciously compare with development , I feel like I'm “ Underestimated ”. later , With age and experience , Especially talking to the top management of the company , After a wide range of horizons , I think I was really naive at the beginning . up to now , I can look at this problem more subjectively .

Of course, some people may not care about this problem , But if you really want to make great progress in your career , I still have to “ Don't be seriously ” As a question , Look again before you can move forward lightly . First , We must have a comprehensive understanding of the problem , When talking to friends, I usually focus on the following issues ：

for example ：

1. What kind of company ？ What scale ？ Outsourcing company or Internet company ？
2. The stage of the company's development ？ Is it just beginning or maturity ？
3. Whether the senior management of the company attaches importance to the work of the testing department ？
4. The senior management of the company can realize the importance of quality , But don't they want to invest in testing ？
5. It's high-level attention , And the bottom and base （ Such as project manager and development ） Don't you pay attention ？
6. Don't the top and the middle and the grass-roots pay attention to it ？
7. What is the relationship between development and testing ？
8. Tests and products 、 project manager 、 What is the relationship between technical director and others ？

Only when the above problems are solved , We can move on to the next step . for example , If you are an Internet company , You can't expect them to think that quality is more critical than time , Say nothing of CMMI 了 . for example , If the top management of the company attaches importance to quality , If you think the bottom managers “ Don't pay attention to quality ”, That could be “ The ass decides the head ”; If the company is unwilling to invest , Maybe the company has no money , Or the leadership building of the company pays equal attention to , The relationship between your company's development and testing is not harmonious , You need to be recognized by others through your unremitting efforts , Just need to pay attention to the work of the testing department （ The importance of developing and recognizing quality ）....

As a test manager , If you find that your current work will not be valuable in the current company , You'd better choose to leave . Sometimes , Choice is more important than unremitting efforts ！

If you think the current company is still worth your effort , And it's also suitable for you to pay , You should find out the reason from yourself , Analyze whether you subjectively think others don't pay attention to . meanwhile , You should communicate with the top , Understand their thoughts and concerns , And determine the direction after taking action .

The following is a short article I saw on the Internet , You can refer to it .

1、 Do you really give to developers 、 The boss helped , Let them really realize the value of your existence ？

2、 Are you just looking for bug, Instead of improving the process , Play more role in collaboration with developers ？

3、 Can you pass the design and review of test cases , Help developers deepen their understanding of requirements , Design leak detection and filling for the needs of product manager ？

4、 Are you proactive enough at work , Proactively work with the product manager 、 Communicate with developers , To understand the needs , To review requirements , To have a long discussion with them about a problem , Just to help them solve their problems ？

5、 As a test supervisor , Whether your skills are excellent , Do you have a forward-looking perspective ？ Can you lead your subordinates to learn , Continuous improvement . When your men are abused or in trouble , Be able to shoulder your responsibilities ？（ It is said that ： Soldier bear , A bear , Will bear , Bear nest .）

6、 As a test supervisor , Whether you can take the initiative for your team For the benefit of , led team Continuously carry out quality awareness publicity , Cultivate the quality of all personnel of the company ？

7、 As a test supervisor , Can you lead your team , Establish a standard for everyone 、 Efficient testing process , Build a very smooth relationship with developers 、 A harmonious atmosphere of cooperation ？

8、 Do you often talk to developers 、 Product managers get together , Go out for dinner together , play .（ Don't underestimate this , Intimate words are often said at this time .）

9、 As a test supervisor , Do you consciously put yourself team Record and summarize the outputs , And show it to everyone , Let everyone know how you work 、 Method 、 Process and results achieved .

10、 Can you take the initiative to ask developers to give technical training to the people in the group , And actively train test skills for developers ？

11、 Do you have anything other than testing , Also actively participate in product improvement 、 Development process improvement 、 Testing process improvement, etc , Give more play to your role ？ Can you often put forward some constructive suggestions , To optimize and improve testing 、 Development, etc , Make everyone feel better and better ？

12、 Do you do a good job of testing , Greatly exceeded the boss's expectations ？

13、 As a test supervisor , Can you make people feel that your test team is a vibrant 、 Constantly upward 、 United and happy 、 Talented 、 A team that has contributed a lot to the development of the company ？

Said so much , I hope that's helpful , Think from the testing profession , Think about it in different places . I have also experienced a process from not being valued to being highly valued . I find the real reason is ： What is your value ？ What benefits can you bring to others ？ Everyone respects the strong , Like people who can help him , Like people with strong internal driving force and continuous progress . If you do all these things , It's impossible not to be taken seriously .