I track about 20 different symbols on my stock list. Aside from the two indices, the rest of the symbols are things that I am currently invested in or things that I know other people are invested in. It’s a throw back to when I used to work for a company that delivered real time stock information but I believe it’s always a good idea to keep an eye on your investments… This morning I looked at the list and noticed the entire thing was showing green, meaning that every single symbol was trading at a higher price this morning.

What would you think? Would you instinctively think:

a) “wow I’m rich! How do I spend it?”

b) “Whoa, the markets doing well, that’s good news”

c) “there must be something wrong with the application, lemme check another site and see what they say”

If you said C – like I did before checking two other sources – you’re a Tester at heart.

For what it’s worth, if you said A you’re probably in marketing and/or a program manager. If you said B, I’d say you’re a Developer, although an optimistic Dev. A lot of Dev’s that I might have said C. In fact, there should be a D: “there must be something wrong, what can I do to fix it.” That would have been me and a bunch of other Devs that I know of…

Guess it’s a good thing that I’m an SDET – a Dev that Tests – after all. :)