> However, I suspect you’re massively overestimating the way that test times are a blocker for most engineer workflows. Even with long text suites, we don’t just sit and stare at the monitor while we wait. That’s time for responding to communications, checking other things, taking a short break and so on. You could have a hard time selling engineers on the idea that they can do more work and take fewer breaks while paying for the privilege.

Speaking from experience, my productivity is down by like 80% if I know that there is a test I am waiting to complete. I can do other things, but I will constantly switch back and forth to check on the progress. I know from talking with other engineers that they feel similar, esp. when flakky tests are involved.

However, I get what you are staying. I will think how to position this in a more compelling way that cannot be easily challenged.