In case you hadn’t twigged yet I’m going to say now that I do work in IT. On top of my full time job I go to Uni twice a week, play football twice a week and have a band practice every week. Just to top it off and make the week full I have my at home Uni work to do and write new material for the band whenever I get the chance. OK, sounds like I’m juggling a lot but I look at it this way – if there was an 8th day in the week I’d still fill it with rubbish. Anyway, my point is coming:
Why on earth do I say “yes, I’ll see if I can fix your laptop” when any Tom, Dick or Harry phones me up? I don’t have time! I have a laptop sat at home now waiting to be fixed (and has been for a fortnight) and I just can’t find the time to sort it. These kind of ‘fiddle’ jobs never used to bother me but now I’m getting fed up. I work with computers all day and can’t even be bothered to turn mine on when I get home. On top of this, because the work is for friends of friends and the likes the money isn’t even good.
So to finish off this rant I’m going to say this. I still don’t mind fixing the odd PC and laptop as long as the person understands it can only be done as and when I find time. But just because I work with computers don’t expect me to take a look at your TV or even your microwave. There’s a line and that’s where it’s drawn!
