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Is it just me, or when you become "the tech guy", family and friends become extremely entitled to your help? (lemmy.world)

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I wish I never told anyone I worked or studied tech. Especially older family and friends, because their requests for help are relentless.

A lot of friends are chill with it, and I don't mind doing a little bit of help, but sometimes people are who are OFFENDED when you don't want to help. In the same way a contractor friend won't remodel your home for free, I am not going to fix every single issue you have with your computer for free. I'm happy to give advice, but i'm not going to work for hours without pay to fix everything.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I count myself as pretty lucky as entering my forties and not having this happen once yet in my life. All the people around me in my life either know more than I do, are pretty resourceful themselves, or are humble and kind in asking for help. Further, I've never had anyone blame me for issues they've had with their computer after I've worked on it, being they're professionals in other fields who deal with a similar level of that in their own jobs. Like my friend who is a general construction/handyman guy who runs his own business, so he's dealt with some folks being dumb and breaking something and then blaming it on him, so he doesn't want to be that person with me. Finally, I've never had anyone just show up and treat me with the expectation that I would just work on something for them. I have always felt lucky for the sheer number of positive figures I've had in my life.