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You just oppened my eyes. Being a programmer from Spain I receive an average of 2-3 project proposals for free from friends and acquaintances per week. To frien

You just oppened my eyes. Being a programmer from Spain I receive an average of 2-3 project proposals for free from friends and acquaintances per week. To friends I normally explain why not, but to acquaintances it's way easier to say I don't have time than to explain why I don't think it's a good idea or that I just don't want to work for them for free, which is expected for side projects or internships in here. Now I'm also experimenting with asking for how much when it's work-like and some people just back off. Then from time to time an awesome project with shared workloads comes and I magically find the time to do it (;

TeMPOraL 11y ago
> To friends I normally explain why not, but to acquaintances it's way easier to say I don't have time than to explain why I don't think it's a good idea or that I just don't want to work for them for free (...) I've noticed that things can also loop around when you're dealing with family. Just recently I received a proposal from a next of kin for basically making an Android app for equity (i.e. for free). He's younger and I recognize this as a temporary fascination with the startup world ("If everyone buys it for $2, the app will make millions (PLN)!") and I don't want to shut down his dreams (he'll get over it soon by himself), so I can't just say no. Fortunately, I have a convenient excuse of being stuck in China for the next month or so - therefore I'm absolutely busy and have no time! (OTOH if he still wants that when I get back I'll probably go for it - the app is simple, and who knows? Maybe it will earn some cash, which will be a valuable experience for both of us.) By the way, should I start tagging those comments as #HNTherapy or something?