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How do I politely decline building stuff for relatives/friends?
- wccrawford 16y agoOh, this is easy: "I've done work for relatives/friends before, and it usually doesn't work out well for either of us." Almost everyone knows that mixing business and pleasure is a bad idea. Those that don't will take it as a polite brush-off and go away. The few that remain are real jerks in business and you really, really don't want to work for them anyhow. Or, if you didn't really want to say 'No', do as the answers on SO say: Charge money.
- locopati 16y agoSimple - say you already have more things that you want to do than you have time. If it's important enough to them, maybe they'll be willing to make it worth your while.
- kls 16y agoIF it is a good friend / family member I offer to teach them how to do it. This does one of two things, they bow out because they wanted you to do all the work, or it creates an environment where you get to spend quality time with someone you care about. As well by the time it is finished they are in a position to support their app.