If that’s the case, I’d start reconsidering the definition of “friend”. Maybe they really are friends yet there’s a possibility that they’re simply friendly people who are using you. When it stops being fun for you…
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They actually did bought me nice meals. Each time when they ask for dinner gathering instead of playing table top games I know it's about having another gears.
That is the another tricky question.
$15 an hour is minimum wage,
camera repair is a skill. Don't sell yourself short
$15 an hour is minimum wage,
camera repair is a skill. Don't sell yourself short
$15 an hour is minimum wage,
camera repair is a skill. Don't sell yourself short
even if you think your time is $15 and hour you have to charge $60 an hour. You're not working for a company with benefit and provding tools and responsible for your mistakes. Your time isn't worth nothing if you give it away free. If you donate something it doesn't mean that what you donate has no value. If you sell it cheap then it means that is how much is worth. So I would either not charge or charge the correct price.
LOL! If I charged $60 an hour for what I do, my clients would have to pay $500+ to get their camera serviced! Nobody is going to pay that.
I don't think you should charge but rather refuse to do if whenever you don't feel like doing. If you charge I am sure to make it worth your time your friends will think you're too expensive. Do not charge cheap. Charging a low price is the worst thing you can do.
Do what you are comfortable with, and make your thoughts and intentions clear to those you deal with.
All of which sounds simple, but isn't necessarily so.
If you can accomplish the first, you may find it easier to accomplish the second. But even if you don't do the latter, you will probably feel better about it.
People should either fix their own stuff or pay someone to do it for them.....or do what my wife did and marry someone who can.
I don't want to be gender bias but as a woman finding a handy man is kind of easier than as men (which I think most if not all of the OP friends who got him to fix their cameras are men) finding wives that can fix things.
Last night I decided to talk to them in face. I didn't criticised them, but told them what exactly happened and let them see the unfinished projects on the table. They are actually quite shocked to see how much gears have sent to my place. And it leads to another problem exposed : particularly 2 of them are actually unaware of their shopping habit.
Hopefully this will awaken them to the burden they are placing on you and modify their behavior!
Excellent!Last night I decided to talk to them in face. I didn't criticised them, but told them what exactly happened and let them see the unfinished projects on the table. They are actually quite shocked to see how much gears have sent to my place. And it leads to another problem exposed : particularly 2 of them are actually unaware of their shopping habit.
I don't want to be gender bias but as a woman finding a handy man is kind of easier than as men (which I think most if not all of the OP friends who got him to fix their cameras are men) finding wives that can fix things.
My wife does all the useful repairs in our house and I take care of the useless, old camera equipment
Last night I decided to talk to them in face. I didn't criticised them, but told them what exactly happened and let them see the unfinished projects on the table. They are actually quite shocked to see how much gears have sent to my place. And it leads to another problem exposed : particularly 2 of them are actually unaware of their shopping habit.
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