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Anyone work at bestbuy?
- Thread starter Vulcan
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Are you interested in the vacant position left by the guy who made the iPhone/Evo video?
Genetic_Bloom
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I've never worked at Best Buy but I assume it's like most corporate giants in the fact that they pretend to care about their customers but they really just care about taking their cash. Like Fonseca said you need to be ready to push their in-store insurance because it's the highest profit margin for them.
As with most of these stores however, it really depends on who you're working with. Some managers and other coworkers are completely brainwashed by the corporate machine and won't cut you any slack in pushing the agenda but others can be great and will respect you for who you are and the input you bring to the company.
As with most of these stores however, it really depends on who you're working with. Some managers and other coworkers are completely brainwashed by the corporate machine and won't cut you any slack in pushing the agenda but others can be great and will respect you for who you are and the input you bring to the company.
Genetic_Bloom
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Any job in the world will give you free coffee though, lol.
I work for the Geek Squad.
I find it to be one of the best jobs and one of the worst jobs depending on who my clients for the day are.
My Co-Workers can also be the best and the worst depending on who they get as customers.
As with any job, it could be the best or the worst depending on who you work with and who comes in to shop from you.
You could get an easy day where it is fun and enjoyable and only get awesome customers, or you could get a horrible day with nothing but pain in the ass people who bitch about not getting their computer fixed for free when they bought it 5 years ago *yes that excuse WAS made*.
Regardless, it is what you make it, no one here can tell you if you will like it, although overall I find my job fun and entertaining and it pays better than most jobs of equal caliber.
*This post is not the opinion of Best Buy or Geek Squad and is my own personal opinion of my employment.*
^ Gotta love the disclaimers hahaha. But to be fair, if someone worked for me I wouldn't want them parading around telling people crap and letting them think it was my opinion 0.o
I find it to be one of the best jobs and one of the worst jobs depending on who my clients for the day are.
My Co-Workers can also be the best and the worst depending on who they get as customers.
As with any job, it could be the best or the worst depending on who you work with and who comes in to shop from you.
You could get an easy day where it is fun and enjoyable and only get awesome customers, or you could get a horrible day with nothing but pain in the ass people who bitch about not getting their computer fixed for free when they bought it 5 years ago *yes that excuse WAS made*.
Regardless, it is what you make it, no one here can tell you if you will like it, although overall I find my job fun and entertaining and it pays better than most jobs of equal caliber.
*This post is not the opinion of Best Buy or Geek Squad and is my own personal opinion of my employment.*
^ Gotta love the disclaimers hahaha. But to be fair, if someone worked for me I wouldn't want them parading around telling people crap and letting them think it was my opinion 0.o
I would say, look for work at Buy More instead. They always have super hot chicks walking in. They even date some of the employees!
Plus if there's a robbery or terrorist attack, there's usually at least one super secret agent to take care of the situation...
Yep, Buy More is absolutely superior to Best Buy.
Yvonne Strahovsky rocks.
Plus if there's a robbery or terrorist attack, there's usually at least one super secret agent to take care of the situation...
Yep, Buy More is absolutely superior to Best Buy.
Yvonne Strahovsky rocks.
Where did you work? I worked in Computers for 9 months and Geek Squad for the past 2 years now.
I worked for Best Buy for about a year in the Geek Squad. They hired me as technician which I have been a computer tech. for 25 years now but there biggest thing is selling services. So you are really a salesmen not a tech. Everything you do is based on how much you sell in services. They actually have charts up in the department where they log yours sales. I worked at the Best Buy in Plano off of 75. I am now doing onsite computer repairs for most of the school districts in the DFW area. Believe me I am much happier in what I'm doing now then when I was at Best Buy. I'm a tech. not a salesmen.
I wonder if Apple pressured Best Buy to fire that employee. Threatened to pull the iPhone from their shelves?
BestBuy have started opening stores in the UK and I went to my local one today. There I saw a sales guy explaining to a customer why the HTC Desire was better than the iPhone 4. Excellent - actual tech-savvy people working at an electronics store! Curry's and Comet take note!
I had a good long drool at all the awesome gadget goodness on display - and all to play with too rather than having to mess around with dummies.
I had a good long drool at all the awesome gadget goodness on display - and all to play with too rather than having to mess around with dummies.