Me: I’m a software developer Neighbor: Like, you’re good with computers and stuff? Me: Kinda, I guess 😐 Neighbor: So can you help me reinstall windows on my laptop? Me: oh, fine, bring me the laptop 😩 Me: *installs windows and it takes forever because it’s a shitty stone age laptop*
Few days later
Neighbor: Menas!!!! What did you do to my laptop!! 😠 I couldn’t find Microsoft word! Me: You didn’t ask me to install office? 😕 also why are you so mad at me? It’s not like you’re paying me anyway 😒 Neighbor: hahah sorry I’m not mad, I’m just kidding. Me: ok bring me the laptop, I’ll install Microsoft office. Me: *installs office*
Weeks later
Neighbor: Mena! Why is my laptop so slow? Me: it’s old HDD and only 4 GB RAM? What do you expect? Neighbor: what do you mean? Is there anyway to make it faster? Me: you’ll have to replace the HDD with an SSD, and preferably upgrade the RAM. * boring technical discussion continues and explains the cost and steps * Neighbor: oh but that’s too expensive for me. Me: ok then, I’m sorry there’s nothing I can do about that.
About a year later
He’s messaging me about how he screwed up the operating system and he’s demanding support. I don’t respond because I have no time for that but he messages me more and more
Ugh fck these people! He’s not even polite to me, plus “installing windows” is not my job, dummas! 🙄
Oh, so I can ask your computer questions? 😏 (I'm kidding lol).
Though if you learn any cool SW secrets, let me know lol
But yeah, sometime you just have to lie and say, nope, nothing I can do, you just need a new computer (like when they ask how to speed it up, etc). It speeds it up, instead of that long conversation.
Ugh just a simple YouTube video can show him how to do it and it's available in all languages. What a lazy bum. Just tell him you don't know how to help him or recommend him a shop or something. Installing a Windows at a shop can't be that expensive.
He wants you to fix his computer for free cause he's too cheap to get it done. Unfortunately you helping him was your first mistake. 😕
SW-User
I didn’t know that helping him once was like signing contract for a lifetime unlimited support service that covers everything including both software and hardware 😩@Lilymoon
