I usually see the reverse. People who work with computers making every effort NOT to need to help.
My favorite is a friend who does techsupport for a datacenter. He always asks “wait, this computer you’re having trouble with, can you lift it? Would you say it’s smaller than your fridge? Oh, sorry, then I can’t help you”
Nearly every time… when will the ‘consumer base’ learn?
Many people are weirdly helpless about computers. If you’ve ever tried to help someone with tech, you’ve probably encountered the
Kind of user.
You forgot the know-it-all dude, that infact, doesn’t know anything.
Or the “pc handyman”.
Me: “Why does your motherboard have a …uh… sheen and smell like WD40?”
PC Handyman: “Well it was running slow so I greased it.”
I wish that were not a true story.
“I used to work in IT you know” often gets followed by “what’s a browser tab?”
I usually see the reverse. People who work with computers making every effort NOT to need to help.
My favorite is a friend who does techsupport for a datacenter. He always asks “wait, this computer you’re having trouble with, can you lift it? Would you say it’s smaller than your fridge? Oh, sorry, then I can’t help you”