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geek squad are idiots (rant)
PearlJamaholic
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since i had money to spend today i figured no better time to get more ram for the slow computer. so i drive out, about 30 minutes drive, and i kinda realize i dont remember exactly what kinda ram i need. so i figured id ask one of these supposed computer guys what was the kind i needed. so he told me it was simply ddr3200 or higher. i was sure it was more complicated than that but he knows what he is talking about. so i buy what he said drive all the way back home and open up my computer and try to stick it in(the ram, not my little thingy that would most likely hurt). well i figured it was just alittle tight when it wouldnt fit. new stuff tends to be like that. so i looked at the gap, lined it up and pushed, still nothing. so i pull out one of the old ones and compared them. yep different sizes. there was like a 3-4 pin difference on one side of the gap. so i had to drive all the way back out there to return the thing. such idiots. i mean in 5 minutes time i could have googled what i needed and these experts cant even get that right. that just annoys me. ask someone you'd assume knows, and is being paid to know, and they get it wrong. i should kick that kid in the groin next time i see him and hang him from a ceiling fan from his corny black tie.
that really doesnt feel better either. wasted my whole evening.
that really doesnt feel better either. wasted my whole evening.
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Did you ask one of the other geeks in the blue shirts there ?
I thought Geek Squad only comes to your house and doesn't work in the store ?
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I once bought an audio recorder and wanted to find out if it was Mac compatible. So I took it over to their desk and asked them and the guy couldn't figure it out and so he said it didn't look like it was and suggested I didn't buy it. I was about to put it back on the shelf and asked the clerk, after three seconds of examining the package, right on the front it said "MAC COMPATIBLE." Sure I looked like the idiot for not seeing it, but I mean that's the Geek Squad guy's job.
People want us to know everything. Read the package! It's a $10 to $16 an hour retail job. There is so many products coming out every few weeks, there's no way to keep up with everything. It's retail. Not brain surgery.. anyone who knows the basic about PCs can get a job working in the store. We deal with incompetent customers. Thats the specialty. People who can't find a power switch or plug a fucking modem in.. there's allot of people like that.
P.S. we fix allot of stupid problems people bring in that their company's IT guys can figure out, so it kind of makes me wonder..
Lesson learned, don't generalize.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of different computers. You know how I check to see what kind of RAM somebody needs? Either open the machine up to look or go to Crucial.com and do a model search.. Unless you are Rain Man, its the only way to know for sure.
hahahaha @ you working at geek squad.
GROW UP.
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Do you drive in those cars and stuff? It's not the type of job that's funny, it's the whole Geek Squad concept I find amusing.
you shoulda been clearer.
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i love it.....you go to the store without the proper information and you're pissed they couldn't help you?.....gimmie a fucking break....:rolleyes:
I am looking for another job though, because, A. I need more money and B. I'm tired of dealing with people having nervous breakdowns because their PC crashed and they don't have their lives backed up. I get chewed out everyday day for things that are out of my control.. Other than the crazy customers, I really enjoy working with the people I work with. We have allot of fun and even those who've moved on in life from Geek Squad I still keep in regular touch with.
i.e. bring one with you, or write down the particulars of it at the very least.
Or just get the make and model of your system board, and look it up online....even easier.
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no i told him the exact computer i had. like i said 5 minutes on google he would have had the answer. easy stuff. i told him exactly what to look for. and he couldnt do that.
you tell me year and model and i can tell you exact tires you need unless you no longer have factory rims. now i couldnt balance the tires cause i dont know that but i can google. something most computer guys know, i hope.
to people that have said most of the people geek squad deal with arent very smart.... the people infront of me brought in their camera and said it stopped turing on and that it was broke........they needed new batteries. i honestly could not do that job and not laugh at people like that.
i wasnt throwing this guy a trick question or making him take a crapshoot.