I’ve used Linux for 15 years and absolutely don’t tinker with a system I depend on, completely agree with this advice.

The downside as others have mentioned is that tinker-free support is hardware dependant. But it’s getting better over time.

It started a similar chain of thoughts in me. “What does this say about OP…” :)

Call me autistic, but does this need to be an image? It uses like 10 000 bytes to say what 100 bytes would say in text. :P

Sounds more lika a necessity. I usually clarify that’s it’s an FYI in a case like yours. More formal, but prevents misunderstandings.

I know, its hard. I’m dealing with a colleague like this higher in the org. Some are jerks, but I find most people respect the honesty.

A life hack is that you don’t have to answer what I would perseive as an aggressive phone call. Stand you ground and keep the communication in you preferred way.