Yes...I work for the Geek Squad. I am what we call a Double Agent which means I go out to folks' homes and help repair, upgrade and network their PC's. There are over 800 of us Nation-wide. I for one am A+ certified and working towards my MCSE. I build all my own PC's including Linux boxes. As a Double Agent I am an expert in removing spyware and viruses (by far our most frequent task), wired and wireless home networking and all other aspects of PC repair. All of our agents are excellent techs, they don't let you drive the Geekmobile if you're not.
All Best Buy service techs, whether at the Precinct counter or back in the car audio installation bay are the highest paid associates (read non-managers) in the store and earn substantially more than $7 an hour.
Our customers are not stupid. They simply are not techs. I've done work for doctors, lawyers, and college professors. They call us becuase we show up on time, fix their problems for a flat rate, and treat them with respect.
We approach our job with a sense of humor. Our customers all get a kick out of our uniforms, Geek Mobiles and especially our badges. Incidently, our uniforms are modeled after the same chain-smoking NASA engineers from the 60's that shot monkeys into space ie ubergeeks.
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Yes...I work for the Geek Squad. I am what we call a Double Agent which means I go out to folks' homes and help repair, upgrade and network their PC's. There are over 800 of us Nation-wide. I for one am A+ certified and working towards my MCSE. I build all my own PC's including Linux boxes. As a Double Agent I am an expert in removing spyware and viruses (by far our most frequent task), wired and wireless home networking and all other aspects of PC repair. All of our agents are excellent techs, they don't let you drive the Geekmobile if you're not. All Best Buy service techs, whether at the Precinct counter or back in the car audio installation bay are the highest paid associates (read non-managers) in the store and earn substantially more than $7 an hour. Our customers are not stupid. They simply are not techs. I've done work for doctors, lawyers, and college professors. They call us becuase we show up on time, fix their problems for a flat rate, and treat them with respect. We approach our job with a sense of humor. Our customers all get a kick out of our uniforms, Geek Mobiles and especially our badges. Incidently, our uniforms are modeled after the same chain-smoking NASA engineers from the 60's that shot monkeys into space ie ubergeeks.