Rant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, it's their choice eh? As long as your friend got paid so screw the rest of the crap. You just care too much I think.

 

I totally agree with Laura... it is sooo true..

Shelagh

 

This is so true man. I got one for you.

When I started at the place I work now about 3 years ago, a team of auditors were heading to Canada from Texas for about 2 weeks for a job. He brought his machine to me complaining of slowness and getting tons of error messages from windows. Well, I was able to get around most of the things, but I just felt like I needed to do more diagnostics. I told him this, but he said he needed his computer now to finish up some work, and that he promised to bring it by before heading out of the country. Again, I told him that I STRONGLY recommended to see me and have me perform some indepth diagnostics of his computer BEFORE leaving for Canada as I believed his Harddrive might be failing.

So what does he do? Goes to Canada with an unstable system. No sooner had he arrived than you guessed it, "Hey I'm having problems starting up my computer!" I'm having to email you from someone else's!"

Funny thing about this, he's the supervisor and supposed to set the example, but never does. He's dismissive toward me all the time, yet thinks he knows everything about computers, when he knows jack fart all about them.


My latest disaster that I am waiting to watch unfold is the following: He stores EVERYTHING on his hard drive and never to the network directory we have designated for everyone to store work items on. I told him that he should get in that habit and he says it's inefficient.

yeah, it's going to be really inefficient when your HD crashes and everything is gone forever. jackass.

 

[QUOTE='motc7]When I started at the place I work now about 3 years ago, a team of auditors were heading to Canada from Texas for about 2 weeks for a job.[/QUOTE] We actually let you guys in?roflmao

Seriously, your super is an idiot. I've dealt with a lot of idiots over my career and perhaps they can manage the budget but not their ego. Thrrrppp! A wet raspberry to you idiots! I feel better now.:-D

 

"When all else fails, read and follow the instructions" ... Never!!!

Amazing how often our 1st responders have to initially reply:

READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide:hammer

 

You think dealing with idiots are a pain? Try being a girl and dealing with the idiots. Not only do they not believe you what you are telling them but they don't believe you just because you are a girl. *sigh*

I've many "fights" with guys who don't believe that a girl could know anything about computers until I've proven my self right and then all I get is an "oh".
Stupid jerks :-D

 

Didn't you know already dyamond? Women techs really don't know anything, and their sole purpose is to look pretty and put out...you know, like all other women in the office.


Seriously, I hate people like that.

 

I don't have any "company experience" working with people like that. I do work for friends when they ask or need me too, and they have to argue with me about how to do this or do that. Sometimes they are right, but if someones giving you advice take it, try it. Even when they ask you to do something then they sit there" Is that done right?"
now some of my friends do like to learn bits of this stuff. Heck I'm still learning! But if you ask someone for help and they help you don't argue with them. You tend to have a bit more experience if their asking you right?
Sorry for my baby rant..got alot going on as of late and needed to vent.:-o

 

You may have been referencing to my 'idiot' post. IDK I don't call my friends idiots by habit, but some are, as far as computers go, at least most take my advice to heart and those that don't get sent to a local shop because I say ' this is beyond my expertise'.:-D That usually gets their attention!roflmao I'll help anyone who asks for it, if I can of course.

EDIT: I do give a damn when I'm fixing someone's machine, as I believe that most MG rats would agree with me too.

 

I'm guessing you haven't worked with enough idiots yet :-D

(yes, they are idiots if they ask ME for help and then proceed to tell me everything I'm doing is wrong and how to do it. If I'm wrong and your right, then why haven't YOU fixed it yet?? )

 

Well said!:-D

 

Hmm, that about sums it up!:-D

 

:-D:-D that reminds me of a time, I was on the phone for 20 minutes just trying to figure *what* browser they were using! after I finally got that figured out, it only took about a minute to fix the problem they were having.

 

I love how people ASK you for computer help, then fully resist anything you SUGGEST might help them... Then they decide to take it to the more expensive shop, and come back and brag about how the shop fixed it doing the same thing I recommended...

I call them idots, cause I don't need the extra wear on my keyboard... :-D:-D

My L and M keys are blank, guess I wore out the L talking about liberals, not sure how the M key got worn off.

Maybe it is time for a new keyboard, my home keys are worn down, the L and M keys are worn off, the O looks like a (. Sorry to get a little OT.

 

I'm not one to curse but I do have to agree with you two on that.

 

The definition of Stoopid! - From the Phantopedia book of definitions:-

1) I have a P.C. and I can handle it 'cause everyone else can.
2) Erm, it aint quite as easy as I thought, I need help/instructions. Fair enough, so I give it to them, (for free).
3) Yeah, yeah, I already magically knew all that, I don't need you anymore.
4) (Some days later) Help!, help! my computer is in a mess! I need help again.
5) Okaay, so did you follow my advice, (nope!), did you have any safety precautions I recommended?, (nope!), did you at least save those, oh so important documents and pics.?, (nope, I thought I knew what I was doing, I just don't understand what went wrong!).
6) I spend a day or more fixing their stupid lazyness and arrogance, ( for free again). ~(Yeah, I'll definitely do what you suggested from now on.)
7) (A few days later) Help!, help my computer don't work again, and I did EVERYTHING you said, honest!).
8) Go back to step (1) again.rolleyes

This is why I don't do many jobs for private individuals anymore. Besides, I'm getting way too old and surly for this crud any more.

 

I priced myself out of the market. Just got tired of it. Supply and Demand, on my terms. Helps with my sanity. With the exception of a couple of friends, I sent them off to the computer stores.

 

Thank for thinking of us Fred. We can use the support.
:-D:-D:-D

 

I'll do it for free. Only because I view it as a learning experience, I'll start charging when I know more and are solid with what I know.

 

You are we co e! :-D Dang it, stupid L and M deficient keyboard!

 

I could not agree with this more. People don't have any sort of consideration for others. Its always, I know you're doing it wrong, I know how to fix it, I I I. Shut your mouth and let the person you REQUESTED help from do it!

There are a ton of things i don't know how to do but i always ask questions and take the advice of those wiser than me and things always work out better that way.

 

I have a friend who has 25+ years experience in programming, system maintenance, etc.

I think his specialty is Unix operating system and network security.

A few years ago he told me that he has just learned enough to barely have some inkling of the breadth and depth
of his own ignorance.

I have heard of consultants complaining about customers who have read a few issues of PC Magazine and then think
that they know all about computers.

It is sometimes said that it's not the totally ignorant person who creates the biggest problems, it's the person who
knows just a little but Believes that he/she knows Much More.

I'm often embarrassed when I think I am behaving like the latter, but at least I have some awareness of it.

 

[QUOTE='mjnc]It is sometimes said that it's not the totally ignorant person who creates the biggest problems, it's the person who
knows just a little but Believes that he/she knows Much More[/QUOTE]

Ya been there, done that.:-o After I realized that I wasn't able to competently post possible real 'solutions' for issues, it took me something like 5 years(self taught) before I was confident enough to help and what I knew best.

I still avoid many subjects because I have no clue.:-D At least now I know what I don't know. If I have to google, except for hardware, to find out what someone means then I don't touch it unless I can help with general knowledge.

 

I do want to say tho, sometimes a poster has pretty specific requirements for what ever reasons, and people are very quick to not even read half of what was written and go off posting what they think is best or not realizing why a user has stated such requirements, just playing the other side here