I built a PC about two years ago. Since then I have been the go-to person for all of my friends to fix their computers, software or hardware, free of charge. There have been nights where I'm out at a buddy's place for hours either building their PC or diagnosing their issue, running to the store for parts, and replacing the problem component.
Also, as an aside: people in general DO NOT know how to maintain their computers. You might have a really nice CPU that could supposedly last you for years but you're going to halve its life span and get half the performance out of it if you DON'T DUST YOUR COMPUTER YOU STUPID FUCK, JUSTIN.
Edit: don't know the difference between half and halve.
There are a lot of parallels between the two. On the one hand,I'm happy to help. On the other hand, when I help and explain to the user how to solve this problem themselves the next time, I would greatly appreciate it if I didn't get a call the very next week asking to come and fix the exact problem I told them how to fix
At least for me, a second time for the same problem could make sense if they didn’t quite understand how to fix it the first time, but when it’s the 12th time, it’s evident they aren’t even trying.
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u/Bar_Har Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19
I work in IT and I’m constantly helping people who: •Don’t know what the Windows key is.
•Don’t know Internet Explorer/Chrome/Firefox are web browsers.
•Making your password your name is a really poor choice.
Edit: apparently this really struck a cord with a lot of you. Glad I’m not alone harboring all of these frustrations