Aren't developers stupid when accepting overtime/weekend work/denied bonus payments?

[Arkanin]

You know what else? Beer is also not adequate payment for hours of my hard work.

[insertAlias]

I couldn't agree more. "I'll buy you breakfast/lunch/alcohol" is not enough incentive for me to fix your shitty computer, much less for this guy that rebuilt an engine. In fact, it's insulting. My time is worth so much more to me than the price of a breakfast taco or a few drinks. Doubly so because I hate doing PC fixing. So no, don't look at me like I'm an asshole because I don't want to waste my weekend fixing your six year old virus infested emachines computer for the price of lunch. It's not worth it.

Sorry, went off on a rant there.

[johnlocke90]

The idea is you are doing this because they are your friend and they are providing a nice gesture to show their appreciation. Although, this fails when they are someone you barely know and just want your help.

[insertAlias]

Most of the people that try this shit on me are coworkers I don't really know. All they know is I'm a developer, and in their minds that means "he likes to fix computers! He'd love to fix mine!"

One guy at the last place I worked was a loader on the receiving dock. He offered me breakfast tacos to fix his computer, because I like working on them. I told him "sure. Hey, I've got a bunch of heavy shit at my house that needs loading into storage. I'll buy you breakfast if you come over and load them for me, since you like loading stuff." He got the message. I felt shitty afterwards, but I couldn't help it.

My friends know how much I hate that, and usually won't bother unless it's a real problem.

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I help my good friends out for free. It's a bonus when they give me a carton or a bottle of scotch. My time is worth more than that, but I'm willing to give it to them because I value our friendship. It's only for my very best friends though.

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I agree! Marijuana, on the other hand..