fixing

Leah

I fix computers for a bit of cash now and then. It can pay out sometimes, depending on the problem. The catch is, to get clients, I have to pretend I’m male. When I started the service, using my real credentials, nobody contacted me, so I have to use a male pseudonym. I use my boyfriend to go back and forth between people, and I’m known as ‘Liam’. It’s a fucking joke. The most amusing part is that the clients (mostly men) who come to me, often have problems that are incredibly straightforward to fix. When I try to assess a problem with people in real life, I often get condescended, talked over or ignored, but as ‘Liam’, I am taken seriously and respected. Makes you wonder.