Zrothum Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Has anyone ever worked for these people before? Or perhaps, know anyone that has? I'm the primary candidate for a job within their little organization (6th highest position on their career ladder, out of the 8 store positions) Just trying to get some info before I commit. It's a pretty solid job...and very much welcomed right now with all the crap I am trying to get through in my present state of life. So...yeah. Anyone, anything? For those of you interested, and just because I like to think about it --- About 16 bucks an hour. (ive read countless forums/blogs of ppl making 20 an hour in this position) Free car. Free gas. Free cellphone and plan. I go to service calls during my scheduled time to work where I fix computers, install/repair/troubleshoot networks, do consulting and 'schooling', etc. etc. I'm also on call 24/7. Anytime I have to respond I'm paid overtime wages from the moment I leave the house. So, if all goes to plan....you will now refer to me as Geek Squad Double Agent Emmerich. Haha, how dumb is that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celerity Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 What happened to your get rich quick at Lowes scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Burn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 In a rash move, I left Lowes to become a sub-contractor in the telecommunications field. The people with whom I had the contract with were really F'ing me over. I quit thinking I could just go back to Lowe's and thats when some personal stuff in my life went to hell. Just now starting to get back on my feet....the idea of going back to Lowes was #1 until Best Buy called me up. This job pays more outright than Lowes did, I like the type of work more, and they have just about the same benefits as far as 401k, profit sharing, and stock purchase programs are concerned. Lowe's management path is still an option...and the word rich is open to interpretation, as far as I'm concerned. What's rich to a 22yr old with a troubled past, may not be the same rich to a girl who comes from the family of a wealthy business owner and likes to play men for material objects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izlimak Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Reverse-burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raargant Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 "6th highest out of 8 total?" Talk about viewing the glass as half full. Applaud your positivity! That being said, good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfdude Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Someone call up an ambulance we need to get some people to the burn ward weoweoooooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 "6th highest out of 8 total?" Talk about viewing the glass as half full. Applaud your positivity! That being said' date=' good luck.[/quote'] Lol hey, I just look at it like skipping Inductee and being promoted right to Elder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raargant Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Are you sure that you didn't mean, second highest? Sixth highest would be the equivalent of third lowest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 So veteran anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raargant Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Veteran in the clanhall, not the cabal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Im not sure if this is kinda sad or not... Comparing real life with positions in a bunch of words.. Hrmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Well aulian, I am 100% sure this is sad. yea, 100%. On a side note Zrothum has always been on the geek squad at heart, now he just gets to drive a car that says it and wear a shirt too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizz Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I would rather date someone on the geek squad than a guy from a hardware store. You can move to IT positions from where you are at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Raargant - Yea. Like.... 1- Entry level position 2- 1st promotion 3- 2nd promotion 4- 3rd promotion 5- 4th promotion 6th highest position out of 8- Me 7 - 6th promotion 8 - Highest Store level position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raargant Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Ahhh, that makes much more sense. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 //whisper Pssst Raar! So where does that put him on the clan system? //whisper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chayesh Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Hey Z... Did you actually interview for the position or just trade with some guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I let the store manager rank his special_weapon off of one of my characters a few years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 You gave your manager EDITED for a $16/hour job? Now that's dedication and quality business ethics. Please don't do that again. - Chayesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I can only guess.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cycel Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I've never worked for them, nor do I know anyone who has. Personally, I'm not a big fan of their organization, because I think their services are way overpriced for something a monkey could do. For the "harder" things, a monkey with a free antivirus program. But if people are willing to pay for those overpriced services, and those services are earning you $16/hr, then by all means milk it for whatever you can. Though, some GS locations have been ousted for copying personal files off their client's computers, so watch yourself. It's hard to defend yourself against the illiterate to the illiterate, and there are lots of people who might be looking to make a buck or two off someone else's scandal. And of course, you have to have fun doing the work. Thats the most important thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Well in their defense, after reading alot about them.... Their prices really aren't too bad. Yes, on the side I've fixed people's computers and networks. I charged like 10% of what they would get charged by the Geek Squad. However, I've also worked for a business that did IT support, network administration, the whole nine yards. We charged 200 dollars an hour in alot of cases. Compared to THAT...Geek Squad's flat rate system wins, almost always. Sure, there are jobs the X amount of dollars doesn't seem right when it's done in 45 minutes. But when complications come up and so on and so forth...flat rates are the bomb diggity. So yeah...it has it's upsides and downsides, but to just say it's overpriced...well, I couldn't generally agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cycel Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Thats true. I honestly never considered other tech support fees. I was coming from a position of doing it myself, at least insofar as installing components and cleaning out viruses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfdude Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 you dudes have to realize that pretty much 99% of the population is almost completely computer illiterate, I commend best buy for actually getting out there and filling up a very obvious market niche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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