Simon Tomes | Activities
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I spy a Sherry
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Rosie Sherry giggles from the opposite side of the Dunelm office during the MoT London Meetup on 08/05/25.
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Hello my name is Pizza Slice
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An off-the-cuff selfie with the terrific Tom Game. MoT London Meetup, 08/05/25, Dunelm.
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An off-the-cuff selfie with the terrific Tom Game. MoT London Meetup, 08/05/25, Dunelm.
awarded Don for:
Don introduced themselves on the Introductions Thread – Q2 2025.
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Aditi introduced themselves on the Introductions Thread – Q2 2025.
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 27
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Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
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How do you unpack the reality of finding a new job? Read a roundup of news, events and actionable ideas from the testing, tech and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Shared an update post from Gary Shannon in the MoT Slack jobs channel.
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Eamon kindly shared his LinkedIn MoTaverse banner in the MoT Slack.
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Hands up if you've been to a MoT London Meetup before
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London. 08/05/25. Host Gary Shannon invites the audience to share if they've been to a Ministry of Testing London meetup before.
Come the end of October 2025 this photo could also be "Hands up ...
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Senior Test Manager, Aviva. Norwich/Bristol/London. Shared via the MoT Slack.
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Why is this doing everything?
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A follow-up to https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memes/what-happens-when-i-press-this-submit-button.
AI Agents appear to be everywhere right now. What do you make of it all?
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Exploratory testing
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Continuous Quality
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Software testing
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A candid, community-powered conversation for software testers and quality professionals on job hunting, writing impactful CVs, and growing careers through visibility and support.
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The latest community connection hack is to have a QR code on your watch that links to your MoT Profile.
Ok, I admit that people are doing this to connect via LinkedIn, but next time they promise...
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The Explorers, the band that never was
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A first time for two TWiTers
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I know you!
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That moment I guessed what Beren and Danny said to each other
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404 Handle Not Found
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Chit chats with Sarah and Aafke
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 26
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What happens when you try to create a physical version of a testing forum?
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 9
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First time meeting Ashutosh in person
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs
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Why didn't we discuss checking vs testing? 😉
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The wonderful TestBash 2024 ambassadors
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Quack me out of here!
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Demi Van Malcot's first time co-hosting This Week in Testing with Ben Dowen
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 22
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 21
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Eamon's first 99 second talk at MoT London
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That moment Rosie Sherry nearly stepped on Bug! 😮
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 17
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 20
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A mysterious list
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Where'd everybody go?
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 15
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 13
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 7
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 8
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
he/him
Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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