After a one year break, I was back to the Agile Testing Days this year (2019). Damian Synadinos gave a great keynote “More Than That“, where he explained, that we are more than ‘just’ testers. We can also be: parents, programmers, trainers, musicians, comedians… The list is long. This got me thinking about labels and titles I’ve put on (or used) myself.
In another talk Tobias Geyer shared his thoughts about wizards & witches (from Terry Pratchett’s series of novels about the disc world) in “Wizards, Witches and Testing” and in it he compared the witches and wizards of the disc world to testers and programmers. Given this input, I clearly identify myself as a witch.
During the breaks, I kept thinking about which labels I could put on myself, especially some that may be a tad bit far-fetched: Since I have some bits of high-tech implanted in my body I could be labeled as a cyborg, technically.
Following a similar thought: If one consumed blood of other people, that make one a vampire. And I did, during an operation last year, I thankfully received a transfusion.
Hmm, a vampire cyborg. There must be more positive sounding labels!
Then, there was a “AgileTD Late Night Talk Show” hosted by Daniël Maslyn. I was invited as a guest to speak about my cancer treatment I went through during the last year and a half. Daniël labeled me as a Jedi Knight, for having gone through this. Thank you! “Jedi Knight” — that’s a label that sounds much more positive! 🥳
Also during the conference, I became a certified practitioner of “It Depends”, thanks to the exam by Gitte Klitgaard. Very nice, too!
And just after the Agile Testing Days, I took and passed the exam to become an Agile Testing Fellow.
Other than that, since 2013 I occasionally become SuperAgilePerson.
Let’s combine all those labels:
Cyborg Vampire Agile Testing Fellow
It-Depends Practitioner SuperAgilePerson Jedi Knight Witch
Oh, what a title! I won’t use all of those labels all the time, certainly not on a business card. 😉
What are your labels and titles?
