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The amount of times I've been handed something royally screwed cos "A friend who knows about computers had a look at it" beggars belief. Maybe I should put this on a business card.
Umbreon07
It's funny, but if I saw that I probably wouldn't trust them to fix my computer. They might throw a fit from small things.
DespiseEveryone
I wish motorcycle shops had this, I didn't touch it, I don't want to watch, don't even want to wait, pick it up and fix it for 25 ph? Sweet!
basilius5
190£ if installer has 0% alcohol in blood
bigeasy44
I saw how to replace my car's radiation on the internet & it didn't look too bad. I still took it to a shop & now I'm waiting for a tow.
snowfork
Saw a similar sign at a garage.
itisafunnystoryifyouignorethetragicelementsandthesenseofdoom
The pomposity is strong with this one...
FriedMashedPotatoes
I feel like this took me way too long to understand.
kimjongunsohn
You get the broken item as is, don't whine.
SoupCanMan
Unless you troubleshoot, I feel this joke falls flat when 99% of all solutions require a simple back-up and reinstall.
worstyearever
I always get people standing over my shoulder watching, then start making suggestions or saying they're so quick on TV! Ugh, no pressure.1/2
worstyearever
Opened a safe recently and the guy said he'd been watching videos and was just going to buy a pick to do it himself, yeah sure mate.
worstyearever
If you're willing to practice for weeks and likely break the pick in the first 5 minutes.
Molvanian
If you're getting watched it's because the customer doesn't trust you. I had a friend go in for an oil change, and come out with his
Molvanian
headlights 'mysteriously not working' (They'd been disconnected).
Harryteeters
They've got the same sign at The Bunny Ranch
Denturedog
First hand experience I take it?
IJustLikeToArgue
Honestly, it took me a minute to realize this was NOT a sign found at The Bunny Ranch.
EricRussell
Brilliant
UrKungFuNoGood
HON HON HON
whiskeyzombie
$33 per hour, I wish...
Tovarish1013
I'd gladly pay double the price to my car mechanics if they allowed me to help and learn.
Dsharppe
Old guy here. I think the origin of this sign was non-sarcastic and really meant just that. $50 reg. $60 if you watch. $75 if you help.
fedoraeuphoria
YouTube is an indispensable resource for that stuff, so many mechanic channels out there
Tovarish1013
There's no substitute for hands on experience. Plus I don't have tools or time to watch YouTube videos and read service manuals for hours.
THEDEATHOFRATS
I worked as a mechanic for a small utility company for a while, youtube saved my life
DrDoo
What if I watch because I'm genuinely interested in learning about it
nanyatenyaa
No, you will ask questions and make things take longer and I have many projects to complete.
nanyatenyaa
Another issue is, a skilled technician quickly fixes something becuase they are skilled, the client scoffs how easy that looked...
nanyatenyaa
States they could had done it themselves (now that they saw a skilled technician do it) and then refuses to pay for my work.
SecretlyWants2Die
You make it sound like troubleshooting basic hardware or software issues is akin to heart surgery.
MercuryGreen
What's easy for you can still be hard on your clients. Maxim 38. (And that's why they pay.)
BoozeHound001
Well doc, a heart replacement looked easy on the internet so my friend opened me up and made it worse b/c there is an odd ticking noise
maerdetin
Judging by professional encounters, it must be, because people who are "professional" and work in IT can't seem to figure it out.
truthsmiles
You're probably not the target demographic for this sign. Or maybe you are... Don't ask me. Shut up.
JosJansen
Heart surgeons only make 25/h?
hamstre
Well, horse heat surgery
PudgyPinkiePie
Sigh... @ElbowDeepInAHorse
Exactually
Cool.
mithiwithi
It requires being able to read and follow directions, which might as well be heart surgery as far as some people are concerned. 1/2
PrimePowerOn
I came back to upvote this.
mithiwithi
Of course, those people won't read THIS sign and will pitch a fit when they get the bill, so. 2/2
metallicuo
It's definitely not rocket surgery
Lovethesmelloftoastedsourdoughbread
I'm stealing this, sorry. ????
metallicuo
No worries. It's up with some of my favorite sayings. Some like: kill 2 stones with one bird
blackoutdigital
It's literally akin to medicine. What's broke? Oh it could be a number of things, let's go through symptoms and narrow it down. No, I don't
subluxate
Yeah, no, but you keep on sucking your own cock as much as you want.
FaultyStarsNoConstellations
Yeah, but nobody dies when you just fix computers, so it isnt really that similar
blackoutdigital
Oh, so literally the only way things are similar is if people die because of it. So mechanics are the same cause if they mess up you could
blackoutdigital
Get into a car crash? Or a safety inspector at a theme park, that's a similar job. Or the quality control guy in a meat processing plant.
blackoutdigital
That's the only way to determine if two tasks follow similar patterns, huh? If you're implying there aren't heavy consequences when doing
blackoutdigital
Care that you used essential oils already (downloaded that really helpful program) or that you looked on webmd and already know what's wrong
blackoutdigital
(Googling what you think is wrong based on an inexperienced guess isn't really helping) and Wtf, your friend who watched house started the
blackoutdigital
Operation already? And you say your kidney is acting up now too? Sure that's all fine. Thanks.
MissAizea
Computers aren't that complicated. There's a reason the industry was overran with comp sci degrees and repair shops go bust
SecretlyWants2Die
Yeah, except there is plenty we don't quite understand about biology, whereas computers are man-made.
blackoutdigital
Technically people are man-made too...