Dear all, One notion that has been prevalent mostly as rumours for many aspiring programmers is that the testing phase of the SDLC(Software Development Life Cycle) is not that challenging and interesting as one's job as a tester after a period of time becomes monotonous because a person does the same thing repeatedly over and over again. Boredom is a very important issue a software tester has to deal with. With regard to this I have the following questions:

• How can one overcome this in their day to day activities of their job as a software tester?
• What are the possible new avenues a tester can explore on a general note in a s/w co. ?
• Could you also please highlight what challenge's a tester could also face in real life situations.Something that would make their job also interesting and fun-filled.

Thanks..:)