Why I'd love having House on my team

I have for some time tried explaining to folks at work what constitutes a good tester. That it's a mind set, and it takes a problem seeking mind, patience and a capability to express yourself. Well, the excellent blog I'm Testy gives some more insight into the issue and compares the tester to a physician. Well, I wouldn't mind having dr House of the TV series on my show. Here are some treats which makes him an excellent tester:

• Knowledge
• Working with a team
• Selects which problems to focus on: interesting and life threatening problems
• Capability to see outside the box
• Drilling into the problem
• Discusses open the different options and their dire consequences with the patient himself.

Well, you might say he's arrogant and evil, but that is perhaps the consequence of being a good tester.