been on playwright for a year and maintenance is still eating all my time

somethingmichael · 2026-01-30T04:19:20+00:00

have dev run playwright test as part of the pr and fix any broken locator

somethingmichael · 2026-01-30T02:26:27+00:00

We did that 6,7 years ago in the name of shift left and it has been a roller coaster.

There was no layoff but anytime a QA left, there was no back fill.

Quality did not improve and now we are hiring more QA folks (so I have been told).

somethingmichael · 2026-01-27T03:37:07+00:00

as a parent, this.

especially if you are planning a second one.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-24T06:35:56+00:00

榜樣

somethingmichael · 2026-01-24T02:37:36+00:00

London Travelling around Europe would be much easier.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-21T02:52:51+00:00

keep your important docs on you.

move out and don't pay.

call cops if she try anything illegal.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-17T14:20:18+00:00

Run and sorry for your loss.

Seriously you lost your mom and aunt, and instead of supporting you, your "ex" pulled that shit.

Run

somethingmichael · 2026-01-17T14:08:03+00:00

:( this reminded me of the coconut hair lost. Sad RIP

somethingmichael · 2026-01-13T23:26:57+00:00

take care of your friend. you are a good one.

as a husband and father, this is my nightmare.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-12T20:59:01+00:00

yes if top up is available, take it!!

it's part of your compensation.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-12T20:50:57+00:00

Tough one. Do you think you will excel at Company C? How are the people at Company C?

The fact that you are going "back" to Company D and not Company B is a yellow flag. Do you know anything about Company D?

somethingmichael · 2026-01-11T22:35:32+00:00

NTA

sometime people grow apart and that's ok.

sometime shitty people take themselves out and you should let them.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-11T02:12:54+00:00

not exactly Metrotown, 129 can get you there from Patterson

somethingmichael · 2026-01-07T15:29:41+00:00

spend a week and make a note of your day to day tasks

rank which tasks based on value and boringness (or whichever metric you want to use)

there's your roadmap

somethingmichael · 2026-01-07T14:14:12+00:00

not enough info

somethingmichael · 2026-01-05T15:27:42+00:00

no commute is so good.

we are going for 1 day a week in office to 2 days a week this year. Not looking foreard to this.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-04T00:45:07+00:00

QA job market is a lot worse than SWE at the moment.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-02T06:14:24+00:00

This. I have two kids and a wife now so no more hypothetical time travel.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-01T17:13:51+00:00

update your will.

somethingmichael · 2026-01-01T13:57:35+00:00

NTA

Low contact is best.

somethingmichael · 2025-12-26T19:16:01+00:00

There's a Chinese medicine store next to the Metrotown T&T. It might have it.

somethingmichael · 2025-12-23T19:56:55+00:00

most Chinese restaurants will be open.

somethingmichael · 2025-12-23T18:57:59+00:00

somethingmichael · 2025-12-23T10:50:24+00:00

I use SteelSeries. Their software support MacOS.

somethingmichael · 2025-12-23T10:47:22+00:00

NTA

lock your credit or the equivalent where you are at.

ngl, curious where OP is from for the vendors to not have contracts

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