The Perks of Being a Geek

There is some stuff that will ultimately piss you off when you’re in the IT business, and a geek as myself. People tend to think you know it all because “that’s what you do”. This is a tipical conversation from someone who barely knows you:

Them: “Hey, how do I make a macro in excel that i can edit myself and… (its all bla bla from here) bla bla bla bla bla…? ”

Me: “Uh what? I have no idea…”

Them: “But didn’t you go and study (insert IT-related career name here, in my case Software Engineering)?”

Me: “Well I’m sorry but I seem to have failed my Office I, Office II, and Office III courses”

WTF?, srsly, NO I DID NOT GET TAUGHT EVERYTHING THERE IS IN THE SOFTWARE UNIVERSE, and I couldn’t care less about it either.

So with no more preamble, here is the ultimate “Perks of being a Geek” list:

1. You will always get a call from a family member asking a random Windows-related problem they are having.

2. You are supposed to have the answer to item #1 with the following problem description: “It locked up.”

3. Family friends are supposed to get free tech support 24/7. You won’t get paid more than the occasional soda or cookie while making the house call.

4. You are THE ms office guru.

5. Web designer = FREE WEBSITES FOR ALL

6. You become tech support not only for their PC but also their ISP, cable company, microwave oven, remote controls, surround sound systems, digital watches, lamps and all sorts of electrical installations

7. You are expected to know where everything is located in every existing piece of software by hard

I’m sure I’m missing a lot of other perks… I’ll be adding more along the way =)