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QA Horror Stories: The Tales That Haunt Every Tester
Let’s be honest — being a QA professional isn’t for the faint-hearted. We’re the guardians of quality, battling monstrous bugs, haunting deadlines, and the dreaded “It works on my machine!” excuses.
But sometimes, things go so wrong they deserve their own spooky campfire story session.
So, grab your flashlight and let’s dive into these QA horror stories — and the lessons they teach.
1. The Case of the Data Mix-Up
A database migration was scheduled for midnight. The developers assured us everything was fine, and QA was given only a few hours to review the changes. The migration began, and by morning, customer addresses and contact information were mismatched.
Imagine seeing a support ticket where a customer in New York complained their package was shipped to Florida — addressed to someone else entirely! The root cause? A script misaligned the columns during the migration.
Lesson Learned:
Always validate database migrations thoroughly. This means dry runs in staging, automated data comparison scripts, and testing for edge cases. Never let a migration go live without real-world scenario testing.
