At most workplaces, downtime is rare. In this blog post, from a software tester’s perspective, there are seven things making downtime work for you at work.
Ask your Team Lead/Manager
Ask your team lead or manager if they have any more tickets they can assign to you. They have been informed that you have completed your tickets and projects and are ready to take on some more work.
Ask your Team Members
If the team lead or manager does not have any tickets to assign you at that moment, then you can ask your team members if they can give more tickets for you to work on.
Take Courses Online
With sites like LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, and Coursera, you can sign up to any of these sites to begin learning.
Review Past Tickets
Reviewing these past tickets gives insight on how to improve moving forward. You can also review some of your team members’ older tickets to see what they worked on and how they handled their tickets.
Review New Features
If new features have been implemented, you can review and document those features in an Excel spreadsheet to review each day. This helps with understanding how the new features work on the web and mobile and seeing how they work. If there are issues with the new features, this is a chance to document and notate them for your team and the software engineers.
Review Documentation
If the company/organization has documentation to review, you can schedule time on your calendar to review and read it. If the documentation is not clear, you can take notes or provide comments on the document.
Working with Other Departments
In my case, I work with another team or department on a project that aligns with the department I currently work in. Working with other departments or cross-collaborating helps the team, mainly if the other team has limited resources.
Conclusion
Making the most of your downtime at work as it provides an opportunity to focus on your interests. Do you have tips or ideas on making the most of your downtime at work? Please share your feedback in the comments below.
Disclaimer: These are the recommendations and opinions of my experience working in a quality engineering environment.
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