It's an attitude problem with computer tech's in general that won't go away. Because everyone gots some "whizz kid" son, nephew, or grandson (or female equivalents, though speaking from experience less so), they think that our work is worthless. Never mind the months i put into getting my qualifications. Never mind the hour round trip ti get to your house. Never mind all the research i did when helping other people that enabled me to fix your particular case in 10 minutes. Never mind the fact that if you could have done that yourself, fudgeing do so next time and save me the hassle


Was having this exact conversation with a friend a few hours ago, its disgusting. A friend of mine is a builder. If i bought a bathroom, asked him to fit it, and didnt pay him ,there would be uproar from him. It's a days work lost. But if he buys a whole load of computer parts, and i put them together, fit it, and set it up for him, i spend maybe 4 hours including OS installation, anti virus and updates, and generally settings so that he can have a good experience, im lucky to see the backside of a £5 note. Never mind how important said computer is to his business, apparently his service is worth £300 for a days work, and by the time ive got there and back, mine is worth £5 for exactly the same, which is equivalent to about £1 an hour. But if i refuse, ill never hear the end