u/Expert_Sherbert

Hello guys,

Long story short, I started new position as a junior (SDET? I believe) automation QA engineer. I have no prior experience, just self-preparation in terms of learning Playwright and JS/TS, some git, some SQL etc.

My first week of onboarding passed and I feel kind of terrible.

Day 1 - I was given all the repos, Jira boards and got help to start the testing environment in Docker. It felt overwhelming but kind of OK.

Day 2 - Lead told me to read the repos and get familiar with the code in them and ask if I have questions. This was the day I felt the worst. Like... it's a custom production code framework and I can barely understand anything.

Day 3 - Felt just a little more better but still bad enough about not understanding anything.

Day 4 - Processed my first Jira ticket, a really easy one but still. Code makes just a little more sense.

Day 5 - Processed my second Jira ticket and logged my first bug. Lead told me "good job, very well written bug report" etc. Code makes just a little bit more sense.

Next week the lead said he will probably give me some automation task as well, because "I am progressing fast" and I don't really feel that way lol. Basically, those 5 days I'm cycling between "will I even get any of this" and "when exactly are they going to fire me".

I wanted to ask - is this a typical onboarding for no-experience guys, like, "here is the repo and Jira, read it and figure it out"?

Hey, so... for years I have been considering a switch to a more technical role and I was finally able to land a junior automation QA role within my company. I have no QA experience, and I was able to land this position with a few courses + personal projects.

I am reading through this sub, trying to prepare myself for what is ahead of me, but I am constantly reading how this is a dead-end role and that AI will take over it etc. And I cannot help but feel scared and wondering - have I fu*ked up by switching careers into this field as a junior?

Hello guys,

We plan to visit Bucharest for 3 days (2 nights) and we've never been there so I am trying to prepare as much as I can.

We plan to visit Ceausescu's mansion on Sunday, and probably walk around the Old Town after that and have a dinner at Hanu' Berarilor Casa Oprea Soare.

Then the Parliament + National Village Museum on Monday, followed by the Arcul de Triumf, The Romanian Athenaeum and Dealul Mitropoliei + the fountains, and a dinner at Caru' cu bere.

Does this sound like a good/doable plan?

I also wanted to ask about how can we pay while there - I suppose card payments are accepted at restaurants/museums etc?

In regards to the Parliament, if I reserve two spots by phone, is this still part of a guided tour, or basically a "free walk-around" and do I pay for it before we enter the building?

In a nutshell, any information is appreciated. We have booked an Airbnb right in front of the Parliament building so we plan to go on foot or with the metro.