There are three topics I am actively thinking about a lot these days.

Topic #1: Glue Work

I've been interested in glue work since my friend Cassandra sent me a link to Tanya Reilly's talk on the subject.

Tanya says this about glue work:

• Often it's skilled non-coding work

• Skilled non-coding work can be the difference between success and failure.

• It's expected work when you're a senior.

• It's risky work when you're not.

I'll continue to learn more over the next few months to synthesise the concept with the following two ideas.

Topic #2: Quiet quitting

I first became interested in quiet quitting a couple of months ago. Around the same time, Cassandra sent me Tanya's talk, actually!

Another friend, Melissa this time, introduced me to it. Since then, I have learned it has several aspects to it:

• People don't literally quit!

• People are tired of putting in extra work for no recognition.

• So they stick precisely to their job description.

Topic #3: Quality engineering

It should be obvious why I'm into this one 😅

Specifically, I'm curious to know the different ways my peers describe and articulate Quality Engineering practice. Then I'll explore how it overlaps with the above topics.

So what?

I'm sure there's a relationship between these things. I'll explain my hunch more in my next post.

Until then!