Did Not Make The Cut #6

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If you have ever worked at a small company, you know that at crunch time, just before a big release, there is a good chance you might get called in to help QA with that final push to get the product tested.

It's not that developers don't appreciate QA. Quite the opposite.

It's just if you had the choice between fixing the bugs QA finds or helping QA find more bugs, you'd choose fixing them every time.
Because that's what you are good at. Finding bugs is QA's job. Fixing them is yours.

So when someone starts looking for a volunteer to help with testing, you naturally hope you don't draw the short straw.
That's what this comic is about: trying not to be the one who draws the short straw.

Again, nothing against QA.
It's just that coding is more fun.

When QA needs help, don't panic.
Look around.
Who's still at their desk?
Who's suddenly very busy?
Who just disappeared?
And most importantly, don't volunteer until you've checked who else is available to be volunteered.

Because in software development, being the last developer standing isn't a victory.
It means you just got the job.