It was said in jest whilst I was walking to my car after work. Me and a developer were having some tester/developer chat at the end of a hard day and he said jokingly : "Its testing - how hard can it be". That got me thinking........ how hard is testing? What challenges do we have testers have to face that can turn a great day into a 'should of stayed in bed' day. Here are some reasons why testing is not always easy and how you can make it a little easier and enjoyable. Just a 'Button Presser' Perception Unfortunately some people have the perception that testers are just people that press buttons and make a few mouse clicks. Yes I'm sure there are testers out there that do this but any tester worth their salt would object to this stereotype. For a 'context' driven tester (by context driven, I mean a tester who sees them selves as part of the context driven testing community) these button presses and key strokes have come after some cognit