> Doesn't engineering require more creativity than QA testing, which is mostly just repetitive and mundane. I think this is a disservice to good QA testers, wh

> Doesn't engineering require more creativity than QA testing, which is mostly just repetitive and mundane. I think this is a disservice to good QA testers, who can often creatively find bugs the devs don't even think to test for. Sure, writing a bunch of tests can be repetitive and mundane, but so can writing code. But the thought and design behind either doesn't have to be... Partially depends on your org layout and how much autonomy is left to coders and QA vs mid management. If all the specs are dictated to you beforehand and you just have to follow them, there's little room for creativity for either role.