Ever get bashed by people for being 'techy'?

Sometimes my mother in law has Big Bang Theory on the telly and she says 'oh I thought you would like this'. I've never been so insulted in my life.
 
Just rise above it and try not to be do defensive about it. They may just be worried you spend all your free time doing this one thing and not getting out and about.

If, as you say, your circle of friends is getting smaller and smaller then staying cooped up indoors isn't going to help. They may just see your hobby as what's holding you back.

Get out and try some new hobbies, anything at all. If you like it you may get a new circle of friends that way and I guarantee they'll be off your case on the computer front.
 
I don't get that. I do get grief from the mrs when I buy a new cpu / gpu and spend weeks stress testing it to find the best OC I can though.
 
Tefal said:
So basically you've put yourself at the mercy of one complaint to hr for your job security.

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Not heard of a thing called office banter? Besides given I'm the only one who knows how our Operation Software works inside and out (not even our IT dept does) they'd be cutting off their nose to spite their face to sanction me for a prank.
 
They probably just want tot interact with you and spend some time with you. Share some hobbies that they understand and can share with you.

I guess it depends how long you spend with it locked in your room, spending hours playing games and so on isn't the most fulfilling of things for me and undoubtedly others, but I can understand for some people it is a great bit of escapism.

They probably want you to socialise or spend time outside or seeing friends.

A bit of computer game playing isn't a big deal, but I seldom have time to play them really and would rather spend time with friends or going to gym or doing something else. Games are great for rainy days or bad weather days but it is an antisocial things to do.

That said I pump a lot of money into cars and holidays which a lot of people think is mad, they don't get why I'd spend money on "just a car", but for me it is a passion, or why I go on many holidays a year, everyone is different, just let them get on with their lives and if It annoys you , either don't rise to it or remove yourself from the situation.

If it annoys you so much have you thought about moving out?
 
I can understand that they would want me out and about, but again I do quite often, but tends to be more solo than anything else, so no groups/meetups etc...

In terms of the friends thing, yes, they did ignore em, and have not replied to any of my messages, even though I can see they have been read, so must be time to cut them off?

I have thought about moving out, I am currently saving up to do so, so hopefully will be ;ate next year, it is just the wait until then! :(
 
As many have said before its you're money and time, they can't say anything. And if they turn around and ask for help with anything 'Techy' tell them where to stick it. Also being techy in this day and age is a skill, not something that should be frowned upon. Of course let this people go spend £600+ on a PC one of us could build so no more than £300.
 
russell664 said:
I can understand that they would want me out and about, but again I do quite often, but tends to be more solo than anything else, so no groups/meetups etc...

In terms of the friends thing, yes, they did ignore em, and have not replied to any of my messages, even though I can see they have been read, so must be time to cut them off?

I have thought about moving out, I am currently saving up to do so, so hopefully will be ;ate next year, it is just the wait until then! :(
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You could look at moving into a flat share... you will meet people and it's cheaper and won't need as much saving up for.
 
All of my friends are nerdy with me and my family respect me enough to know that ill do whatever the damn well I want to. I would rather be "nerdy". But its all in moderation. Some people don't even leave the house. Now that's sad.
 
Nope.

Never got any grief for being quite handy with things electronic and/or mechanical when I was younger. Mainly because my father and uncle were old school "techy" being vehicle electricians and it kept the family housed, fed and clothed.

Most of my friends back then were also into motorcycles (and tinkering with them) or fellow BAe apprentices, so nobody got grief for being "techy".

Can't remember getting any grief for this in later decades as everyone around me had/has a telecoms background (proper radio geeks) or was very happy to have someone around who could help if they had a problem with their computer or home cinema setup.
 
I'm fairly lucky in that my work crew think of my "techiness" as a useful skill. They did find it amusing when I tried to explain why I was excited about the AMD graphics launch though.
 
I do a little bit, especially at work where I've either got my office coworkers who have been grandfathered in and started on an abacus, HGV drivers who seem to be either incredibly clued up since they have nothing to play with but gadgets and the other thing when they're out 5 nights a week or know nothing with no middle ground and warehouse staff who think the remote scanners are magic, usually all in fun and it usually subsides seeing as somebody has always got a favour to ask since apparently being an IT guy also makes me the authority on anything that plugs into the wall.
 
Never had a problem with any Ex girlfriends with any of that sort of stuff, mainly because it wasn't all the time, and understood it was a hobby or past time.

Much like it is today, nothing much has changed other than being a work more often and actually feeling happy with what I do, along with the progression.

But again, just don't understand why everyone in the house are being butt hurt over it all.
Got invited to a after work do things this Friday, debating whether to go or not. As I'm not used to the environment as such, might just jump in there and see what happens would be best?
 
A girl im getting involved with at the moment, asked to come over the yesterday and was amazed by the technology in my room but she was actually interested in it and was asking me questions and stuff, never experienced anything like it.
 
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