Giving Free Advice
I don't mind giving advice - but most of the time they don't really listen and want me to just look at their computer. I use to do it for free and it would come back and bite me everytime. They would say their printer stopped working after I worked on it and so-and-so said I did not fix it the right way.
So now I charge to work on their computer (especially co-workers) unless it is close family and a couple of friends. Amazing the respect I get for charging people for work instead of doing it for free. The more I charge the happier they are. Okay by me.
If someone is willing to listen and take the advice offered then I don't mind talking shop, unless it's been a really long day.
