{"id":7265,"date":"2023-08-13T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=7265"},"modified":"2023-08-27T12:32:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T12:32:20","slug":"podcast-87-testing-as-a-career-is-it-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=7265","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 87 &#8211; Testing as a career &#8211; is it worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-13397525\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1078751\/13397525-testing-as-a-career-is-it-worth-it.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-13397525&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week join Russell, David, Chris and first-time host, Beth Clarke, as the Peers discuss careers in software testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a cuddly toy-themed opening, the group talk about paths into software testing, with the group&#8217;s academic paths coming from biology, astrophysics, architecture, humanities &amp; 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