I wish I never told anyone I worked or studied tech. Especially older family and friends, because their requests for help are relentless.
A lot of friends are chill with it, and I don’t mind doing a little bit of help, but sometimes people are who are OFFENDED when you don’t want to help. In the same way a contractor friend won’t remodel your home for free, I am not going to fix every single issue you have with your computer for free. I’m happy to give advice, but i’m not going to work for hours without pay to fix everything.
My friends help me with stuff that I need help with, too. I’m the tech person and the person to help with organization. They’re the people with good backs!
Now if I do work for hours on something they compensate me more but we’re pretty chill.
Boundaries are important!