It’s been a while since I posted an update. I was going to try and do these posts weekly but I think monthly is a better cadence. Today I’m in a real funk I can’t seem to find any motivation for work. I’ve hit a few road blocks. I’m frustrated at the complexity of this… Continue reading BugHunterSam Update
Category: mental health
Another revolution around the sun
It’s nice to have a have a birthday mid year. It gives me time to sit and reflect. Last year I had these musings, and at the start of this year I set the intention of being the best version of me. My birthday isn’t until next month but I’m looking forward to seeing some… Continue reading Another revolution around the sun
Re: The Dark Side of Being a Test Automation Engineer
Sérgio Martins recently wrote and article on The Dark Side of Being a Test Automation Engineer. This blog post is a response to that article. I will be focusing on career growth as a tester here. The 5 points that Sérgio covers are: Blame Magnet Loneliness Feeling undervalued Minimal Wage Compensation Career Growth Easily Capped… Continue reading Re: The Dark Side of Being a Test Automation Engineer
BugHunterSam weekly update
Last week I started with my first business update. I was planning on doing this update on Friday but the weekend is still fine. Here’s what I’ve been up to for the last week. Haven’t had enough time I’ve got 2 assignments that I really need to start and a few leads during the week… Continue reading BugHunterSam weekly update
BugHunterSam weekly update
This is the first week I’ve been officially working for myself. Some of you may enjoy reading about how my business is going and a weekly update is a good opportunity to reflect on progress and goals. Business plan This is the first iteration of my business plan using the lean business canvas model. I’m… Continue reading BugHunterSam weekly update
How depression has impacted my worklife
I first developed chronic depression during uni back in 2012. I also started working in tech as a part time software tester back in 2011. I’ve always felt like my depression has impacted my work and this blog post is a reflection on that. 2011 – That first testing gig I had been working in… Continue reading How depression has impacted my worklife
Schema Therapy; Part V
This week I’ve started imagery rescripting with my psychologist. The idea being to revisit a painful memory but to rescript it in such a way that I’m able to provide the support that I needed in that situation. Family Reflections Here are some stories about my family that I’m going over with my psychologist: A… Continue reading Schema Therapy; Part V
2 week challenge: end thoughts
Well it was 2 weeks ago that I decided to focus my time on being the best version of me. I said I would write a daily journal but it fell off at day 7. I’m ok with this. I’d like to spend some time chatting about things that break habits. Falling off the horse… Continue reading 2 week challenge: end thoughts
Bean Dad and bad parenting
Content warning; racism, swearing and dickish parents On twitter today, Bean Dad is trending. Basically a bloke told the story of letting his daughter struggle to open a can over 6 hours and didn’t help. He posted the story to twitter in a proud parent/teacher kinda a way. He’s now deleted his twitter account. Here’s… Continue reading Bean Dad and bad parenting
2020 in reflection
ah, 2020. You started with such promise. So much potential for those perfect vision jokes. What a complete and utter dumpster fire you turned out to be. Goal Setting? I was going to use this blog to reflect on some goal setting for the year ahead but I didn’t achieve any of the goals I… Continue reading 2020 in reflection