jaredr Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 apparently if a device involves electricity in any form or fashion, from set top boxes to laptops/tablets to garage door openers, it's my f-cking problem. if the cable box displays a message that says "call your cable company for service at 1-800-bla-bah" i'm the only person who can make that call because no else speaks tech-support-ese (it's actually hindi, urdu, or occasionally malay). for god's sake people, sort your own problems out every now and then. /rant off/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 +1. Been there, done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Tell them you need to do some research regarding their problem and then never call them back. If they call you back, tell them you have been up to your ass in gators and will look into it when you have a bit of free time... which, of course, never comes. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian guy Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 My favorite conversations like that start, "You're an engineer, right?" Which is right up there with,"You know something about computers, don't you?" Nothing good ever comes from conversations that start that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman711 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Be glad someone needs you. Someday you'll grow old and then you'll wish someone needed you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 How good are you with windows 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedog Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 "My cars making a funny noise". I feel yer pain. I usually then badger them about whatever there job is. Spent 20 min asking questions on how to bag groceries once...numbnut got the hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yeah... its sad when conversation with your family start off with "You work with computers, right?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottlep Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yep. I work in IT. For some reason everybody thinks I should work on their crap for free...friends, relatives, etc. Drives me nuts. I usually just ignore the emails. Apparently I work in a profession where I should give everybody free help and advice. If I was a plumber or carpenter would you still expect me to work for free? It especially drives me crazy when the answer they are looking for is just a quick Google search away or in the f*cking manual that is sitting on their desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyresq Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yep. I work in IT. For some reason everybody thinks I should work on their crap for free...friends, relatives, etc. Drives me nuts. I usually just ignore the emails. Apparently I work in a profession where I should give everybody free help and advice. If I was a plumber or carpenter would you still expect me to work for free? It especially drives me crazy when the answer they are looking for is just a quick Google search away or in the f*cking manual that is sitting on their desk. it's the same in any specialized profession. I'm a electrician and an EMT and I get phone calls all the time. "I'm hooking up a ______________ in my house and it smokes and the breaker trips when I turn it on, the black wire is the ground, right?" Or even better is at a party: "Bob said you were an EMT, check out this rash on my....................." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsons1480 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yep. I work in IT. For some reason everybody thinks I should work on their crap for free...friends, relatives, etc. Drives me nuts. I usually just ignore the emails. Apparently I work in a profession where I should give everybody free help and advice. If I was a plumber or carpenter would you still expect me to work for free? It especially drives me crazy when the answer they are looking for is just a quick Google search away or in the f*cking manual that is sitting on their desk. You should check out this website then. http://lmgtfy.com/. I feel all of your pain, I just went downstairs to plug in a monitor. The cable didn't just fall out on it's own now did it? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) lol.. yup... rtfm I always liked the "I-D ten Tee" error Edited January 13, 2014 by D.Hayden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuildSF4 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Feel your pain too, I fix machines (including computers), get asked to fix many different things... (IT dept doesn't work on Control system computers...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsons1480 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Feel your pain too, I fix machines (including computers), get asked to fix many different things... (IT dept doesn't work on Control system computers...) I get to do both! I'm a server admin for our SCADA department. And when I worked offshore doing automation programming, every operator assumes you are also there to fix their computer. Yes I can do it, no that's not what you're paying me for lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedog Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I-D-10-T circuit. Use it on work orders all the time. For a time, just to see if any one cared, we would claim a "hydroconueter valve" went bad. Had to order one, naturally. 2 years..yes 2 years...went by. Someone from Washington suggested we should stock them. Even offered to help set up a NSN #. I sh*t you not. So I tell people to check their "hydroconueter valve" all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuildSF4 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I-D-10-T circuit. Use it on work orders all the time. For a time, just to see if any one cared, we would claim a "hydroconueter valve" went bad. Had to order one, naturally. 2 years..yes 2 years...went by. Someone from Washington suggested we should stock them. Even offered to help set up a NSN #. I sh*t you not. So I tell people to check their "hydroconueter valve" all the time. I also like "chair-keyboard interface problem", most people still don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I think you are talking about me, but I don't think we are related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 This Hate rant has turned into a discussion, which is beyond the bounds of the rules for the Hate Forum. Thus, it must be closed. Please review the Hate Forum Rules: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8097 [note: this is a generic response] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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