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Why does nobody talk about fixing family tech for free all the time
Every single visit home turns into a free service call for me. My mom called yesterday because her internet was slow and I had to walk her through router reset over the phone. My brother just drops off his gaming PC with no warning and expects it done by the weekend. I missed my kid's school play last month dealing with a cousin's data recovery emergency. They never offer to pay or even say thanks most of the time. It makes me dread family events now because I know what's coming.
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davids547mo ago
Been there with the whole family tech support trap. Started telling people I only do simple fixes during business hours, like weekdays after six. For anything bigger like data recovery, I give them a local shop's number. Funny how they figure things out fast when you're not the easy button. What's the one thing you keep getting asked to fix most often?
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uma_webb287mo ago
Remember when my friend's aunt kept asking him to fix her slow computer every single week?
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andrew7787mo ago
What's the worst for you, the constant printer problems or the forgotten passwords? I had to do the same thing and only offer quick help on weekdays. My mom used to call me every time her internet dropped, but after I said I'd charge for house calls, she magically learned to restart the router. Now I get mostly simple stuff like reconnecting Bluetooth devices, which is fine. Anything bigger than that and I send them to the pros.
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