Susanne Abdelrahman (she/her)
@theproductmindedqa.bsky.social
QA nerd. Mama. Sci-fi reader. Baker of delicious pies. Lover of naps, sunshine, and macarons (not in that order). Always learning.
I write about quality and the sometimes invisible work of making software less awful at https://TheProductMindedQA.com
I write about quality and the sometimes invisible work of making software less awful at https://TheProductMindedQA.com
This one made me actually lol
August 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This one made me actually lol
“A family!! Of birds!!”
Y’all. I died 😂😭🤣🤦♀️
Y’all. I died 😂😭🤣🤦♀️
August 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“A family!! Of birds!!”
Y’all. I died 😂😭🤣🤦♀️
Y’all. I died 😂😭🤣🤦♀️
“Yeah!!” he says, nodding and staring intently in the same direction he’s pointing.
August 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“Yeah!!” he says, nodding and staring intently in the same direction he’s pointing.
“What drugs are you guys on? Smaller doses please” will now be my default response to so many things 😂😭🙏
August 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“What drugs are you guys on? Smaller doses please” will now be my default response to so many things 😂😭🙏
Post + links: theproductmindedqa.com/when-quality...
When Quality Work Doesn't Land (And Other Things I’ve Been Thinking About)
New MoT article, great reads on metrics, gender-inclusive accessibility, and testing leadership, and internet rabbit holes worth falling into.
theproductmindedqa.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Post + links: theproductmindedqa.com/when-quality...
Have been watching @ministryoftesting.com's Leading With Quality convos too. @jennydoesthings.bsky.social's energy is contagious! And her push for QA leadership community really stuck with me.
August 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Have been watching @ministryoftesting.com's Leading With Quality convos too. @jennydoesthings.bsky.social's energy is contagious! And her push for QA leadership community really stuck with me.
Read the latest Testing Experience magazine, @lisacrispin.bsky.social's article on how to *not* use metrics was very relevant, and @the-qa-guy.bsky.social's article on gender & accessibility testing is one every tester should read.
August 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Read the latest Testing Experience magazine, @lisacrispin.bsky.social's article on how to *not* use metrics was very relevant, and @the-qa-guy.bsky.social's article on gender & accessibility testing is one every tester should read.
I’d love to know what this brings up for y'all! Especially if you’ve been the first QA hire on a team or helped make that hire and seen it go sideways 🫠
July 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’d love to know what this brings up for y'all! Especially if you’ve been the first QA hire on a team or helped make that hire and seen it go sideways 🫠
I unpack this (and what teams that *do* get value from QA do differently) in my article on @ministryoftesting.com: When hiring software testers doesn't work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them)
(It’s a free read - no membership required.)
(It’s a free read - no membership required.)
When hiring software testers doesn't work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them)
Find out what’s really behind testing hires that fail (hint: it’s rarely because the tester couldn’t handle the job!)
www.ministryoftesting.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I unpack this (and what teams that *do* get value from QA do differently) in my article on @ministryoftesting.com: When hiring software testers doesn't work (and what to do BEFORE you hire them)
(It’s a free read - no membership required.)
(It’s a free read - no membership required.)