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stuff like this happens at every buisness. just some are less corrupt than others.
 
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As much as I hate apple, sounds like every other workplace to me. No news here.
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Originally Posted by MarvinDessica View Post

This isn't anything. Me and my friend Charlie could tell you all sorts of stories about Best Buy.

Please enlighten us.
    
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post #14 of 56
Well, I read it all, and I can tell you the entire thing is false.
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post #15 of 56
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Originally Posted by Sylon View Post

Please do! I hear this alot but never asked, details!

You pretty much get a lot of what you hear here in this story. Things like "missing inventory" which is really just a floor manager taking damaged shipping packaging (Say for instance, an iphone box is dented but the product itself is STILL working) and wiping it out of inventory/shipping and keeping it for himself. Reckless stockers who would literally throw and kick things off the loading trucks. Back when Blu-Ray players were still 1k and over a pop I remember guys playing catch with them. It was often hilarious when your still a teenager but now that I'm older I realized that those guys never grew up or just didn't care.

Granted you've probably heard every Geek Squad story known to man so I won't even bother. But I did hear a story in my particular store about a guy that would call them for stupid stuff and offer the guys specifically alcohol. Someone else also fixed a bootleg operation and showed us some phone video from it and I thought that was personally hilarious.
Edited by MarvinDessica - 8/21/12 at 7:58pm
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post #16 of 56
I'm not surprised, but I still love reading stories about this, it makes you wonder.
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post #17 of 56
<-- ex-Genius. Damn, I hated working for Apple.
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Worked IT at a school that gave macbooks to students. An awful lot of stuff left that place that should not have over the years. However, what other staff threw away assuming to be broken was what I capitalized on. Loved those trash bags. Was like christmas every time the trash was going to be taken out, if you go for that sort of stuff tongue.gif

I remember taking apart my first whitey on the first day and replacing the logic board. Had a whole laptop's worth of screws left when I got done smile.gif
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post #19 of 56
My favorite part:

6:07:35 PM] Ronald: ive used someone elses hard drive as a skateboard cause he told the store I smelled
6:08:05 PM Ronald: or we just erase people's hard drives that are ***holes
6:08:12 PM sambiddle: wouldn't they complain?
6:08:31 PM Ronald: they signed a form that legally made us not responsible for data
6:08:59 PM sambiddle: what happened when they came in and complained?
6:09:06 PM Ronald: show them what they signed
6:09:29 PM Ronald: we tell them multiple times that this could happen

I love this guy.
post #20 of 56
Calling vendor Genius really?


Edited by 222Panther222 - 8/21/12 at 8:56pm
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