He's been gone for a month? Wow. He sounds really good. Thanks for sharing, Mozie.
What is it about offshore testers? I am the liason to the liason for offshore testers in India. I prepare the code and the test cases and the instructions so that the liason can prepare the code and test cases and instructions for real testing.
My problem is that the current liason is doing a lousy job. He is not following instructions from anyone. He is specifically told not to do something and he goes and does it. And then kind of lies about doing it. He wasn't honest with our boss about what was happening, so he was going to be let go for insubordination. Only they decided to give him another chance.
So I am working on a project that he has been testing for the last six weeks. In 4 hours I'm 1/3 of the way finished. I'm the resource, and the tester. They will rely on my testing and see what he comes up with. I'm not optimistic about his chances.
It is just incongruous that a company would spend so much time and money and effort to hire someone full-time, and then turn around and shrug their shoulders when an offshore tester screws up. It almost seems to be a crapshoot if we're going to get a good solid tester. Thanks for listening, this is not how I want to spend the Christmas holidays, babysitting a contract employee.