Best buy job offer help!!!

[jmcoreymv]

I wasnt an employee of the service center. I worked as a tech in a retail store. But everyonce in a while the service center would get massively backlogged and the stores would send a tech to the service center to help out.

 

[Pohemi]

You might as well deliver pizzas...you'll make just as much and you won't have to deal with BB a$$hats!

 

[AdamSnow]

Dont do it man!

 

[se7en]

BB = Sellout

nothin left to say.. .. .. ..

se7en

 

[robothouse77]

DO NOT TAKE A JOB AT BEST BUY WITH A BS. you know that you are a) smarter and b)deserve better with a BS

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: snobgoblin

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
Ive worked at BB service center before even though it was only for a couple of days. It is so horrible, I was considering suicide after that experience. The time moves so slowly at the service center, each day feels like an eternity.

What was your position? And if you dont mind me asking.. How much where you payed?

now that geek squad or whatever is around things might have changed...



when I worked for best buy a couple years ago, I worked at the tech bench. We supposedly were on the same payscale as people in the service center.


I got paid (iirc) $12 an hour or so.. maybe 11.75.. somewhere right around there.

 

[5LiterMustang]

I spent 6.5 years with bby and much of that time as a pc tech or Senior PC tech I would get as far away from that company as possible.

 

[wiredspider]

Hehe My school paid me $11/hr to just remove spyware, I think you should be able to do better with a BS...

 

[5LiterMustang]

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: snobgoblin

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
Ive worked at BB service center before even though it was only for a couple of days. It is so horrible, I was considering suicide after that experience. The time moves so slowly at the service center, each day feels like an eternity.

What was your position? And if you dont mind me asking.. How much where you payed?

now that geek squad or whatever is around things might have changed...



when I worked for best buy a couple years ago, I worked at the tech bench. We supposedly were on the same payscale as people in the service center.


I got paid (iirc) $12 an hour or so.. maybe 11.75.. somewhere right around there.

With the geek squad roll out the company still treats their techs like glorified salesmen, not really allowing them to work on machines and treating customers with problems as second rate. They want you selling psp's on the floor and not fixing computers.

 

[snobgoblin]

Originally posted by: 5LiterMustang
I spent 6.5 years with bby and much of that time as a pc tech or Senior PC tech I would get as far away from that company as possible.

wow.. you spent 6 years there. Did you ever move up in positions. Was the pay decent after 6 years.

 

[5LiterMustang]

Originally posted by: snobgoblin

Originally posted by: 5LiterMustang
I spent 6.5 years with bby and much of that time as a pc tech or Senior PC tech I would get as far away from that company as possible.

wow.. you spent 6 years there. Did you ever move up in positions. Was the pay decent after 6 years.

I got screwed over my first couple years there, led the region in sales, was forced to work off the clock, but I was like 16 and 17 at the time and didn't really know what rights I had. They said I was too young to be promoted despite my superb selling ability, which is age discrimination. I transfered from sales to the tech booth after about 3.5 years. Spent my last three years in the booth where things began to go downhill pretty fast after I made the transfer up there. About 3 months into it, the managers began pulling techs to the floor ignoring customers who brought in machines, having them be our last priority. Having us pressure customers to the point that numerous times they'd drop their product and just leave, so the managers could hit numbers. I got promoted, figured maybe I could change some of the unethical business practices. I couldn't, they then wanted me to train employees and help open a new store, and wanted me to train these people to voilate common business ethics and company rules. At that point I began looking for employment elseware. For about the last 2 years there I was doing assistant store manager jobs for approximately 25hrs of my 40hrs every week. I was only making 13.50/hr when I left.

 

[snobgoblin]

Only 13.50 after all of those years. that sucks

 

[mitaiwan82]

please don't settle for that job...I'm sure you can find something better with your degree

 

[desiplaya4life]

actually i havent read this whole thread but if you are a beginner in this market, best buy might not be such of a bad job.. i do want to be non-bias and open about everything so i did forget to add after you add best buy to your resume, people do start paying more attention when you decide to move on up... so this oculd be a starter towards your future/better job in this field

 

[AnyMal]

you went to college for THAT?

 

[snobgoblin]

Originally posted by: desiplaya4life
actually i havent read this whole thread but if you are a beginner in this market, best buy might not be such of a bad job.. i do want to be non-bias and open about everything so i did forget to add after you add best buy to your resume, people do start paying more attention when you decide to move on up... so this oculd be a starter towards your future/better job in this field

Yeah. i thought about that too.. Its just so far of a ride to get to the best buy service center. And i know they are not going to be paying to much money.

 

[snobgoblin]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
you went to college for THAT?

yeah.. i know it sounds dumb. But all of these jobs want you to have experience. At least 2 years. The problem is i cant get experience because all the jobs want you to already have it. I have plenty of other job experience. Just not related to IT feild.

 

[KEV1N]

What did you get your degree in?

 

[snobgoblin]

Associates in Electronic computer Tech. And BS in Technical Management.

 

[KEV1N]

I know that times are tough now to get a job in tech, but I think in this case you can do much better.

Have you tried tech staffing services like Accenture? A lot of my friends went to Accenture after college and not only is it good experience, you get your foot in the doors of many good employers.

 

[dquan97]

dont do it!!!! There are better jobs out there for you.

 

[Gothgar]

you got a BS and you are gunna make 9-12 dollars an hour...

:Q

 

[RedRooster]

Originally posted by: snobgoblin

Originally posted by: AnyMal
you went to college for THAT?

yeah.. i know it sounds dumb. But all of these jobs want you to have experience. At least 2 years. The problem is i cant get experience because all the jobs want you to already have it. I have plenty of other job experience. Just not related to IT feild.

Are you going by what the want ad says as far as needing experience? Ignore that, that's only their absolutely IDEAL employee. Always apply for those jobs that say 1 or 2 years of experience is needed, I'd imagine you've got more than that from going to school and doing stuff yourself on the side for no money. When they interview you they'll decide if you're experienced enough.

 

[sygyzy]

Graduated from college with a BS degree and not sure if you want to work at Best Buy or not. It is a very tough decision. I hope you have the strength to choose wisely.

 

[Wuffsunie]

30-45 min is a small commute. The pay is enough to live on. The job, though, is probably dead end

If you got nothing else that looks promising right now, take it. Keep looking for something better after, of course, but take the money & experience now. Better some work experience on a resume than none.