Sometimes knowing about computers is a bad thing...

[Pulsedriver]

Hiya,

Don't know about anyone else, but I am so fed up of people asking me about computers etc.
If its not someone phoning me up, friends of the family etc asking questions all the time, how to do this, how to do that, can you come help us do this?

I dont get paid for it, and I find it boring!

Friend of the family phoned and asked would I mind if they came round to use my comp (well me do it for them!) to put their car on a for sale site as it apparantly 'doesnt work' to do it on theirs.

I just cant be bothered really, I know it could be classed as selfish etc, but really, I'd prefer to just do my own thing.
Yet I dont want to be out of order by saying "no, sorry".

Anyone else feel the same in those situations?

 

[Pulsedriver]

I can always fix it, it's usually something ridiculously easy.

I don't really ask anyone favours to be honest, and if I did, it would be outnumbered 1 asked to every 500 given lol.

 

[Pulsedriver]

Immediate family, Girlfriend, etc is no problem at all, i'd spend however long it takes to fix, and never expect any payment whatsoever.

But friends of the family etc, work colleagues, especially one, who was just telling everyone "oh if you get any PC problems,just ask Sean..."


Ahhhhhh!