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I tell them I build apps.
They ask me to fix their fridge, their TV, their WiFi, and sometimes their life.
Every. Single. Time. 😭😂

Prince Kumar

A humorous take on the common experience of software developers being mistaken for general tech support by friends and family. When developers mention they build apps, people often ask them to fix unrelated devices like fridges, TVs, and WiFi routers.

The universal programmer struggle

I once told my grandmother I’m a Software Developer…
She brought me her old Nokia and asked if I could “install WhatsApp in it.” 😭😂

The problem is that they are right, we can actually fix all of those things, the thing is though: We don’t want to 😅😂

“Aren’t you an expert?” - whenever I did not fix some printer issue…

My dad once gave my number out to a buddy of his who had issues with his VCR, I just replied… “no no, I don’t really have experience with that model”.
Quicker than explaining the difference between software development and VCR repair.

Every developer has experienced this — the only downside is that you eventually become very proficient at fixing printers, Wi-Fi, phones (and fridges) when you keep doing it for your family.