Testers are very useful for political purposes, So I would not scrap them even if they are kind off pointless after dev testing, unit testing, automated functio

Testers are very useful for political purposes, So I would not scrap them even if they are kind off pointless after dev testing, unit testing, automated functional testing, reviews, automated coverage checks etc. Most testers aren't really automation specialists. Nor are they hackers (sorry, penetration testers). Most of them have pretty light technical backgrounds. They just check and sign off on a particular piece of functionality. Acting as a lightning rod for the boss' anger when stuff goes south down the line.