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| PCportinc 2004-02-16, 9:24 pm |
| [formerly Tandy for those who remember]
Does anyone know if they require A+ for PC
sales or repairs? Anyone here applied or works there?
How about working at (the now defunct) WIZ or PC Richards
or Comp USA or Circuit City? What was the atmosphere like?
What did you do? Are jobs at these retail places just sales
and stock? I get the feeling repairs are done at some other location.
No one but J&R seems to have in-house PC repairs and they seem
to have a high turn over of sales men.
All the PC repair places around town(NYC) seem to be mom&pop,
fixing PCs over 3 years old whose warranties have expired.
So is anyone here doing PC tech work at corporations?
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| Barry Watzman 2004-02-17, 8:24 am |
| A+ is required for service positions only, and not even always for
those. Best Buy is minimal pay (not much more than minimum wage, about
$8/hr; service pays quite a bit more), high pressure to sell service
contracts and extras (cables, ink, etc.) but no tie to compensation at
all (no commission). At CompUSA, you get a commission on service
contract sales. Not sure about other places.
PCportinc wrote:
> [formerly Tandy for those who remember]
> Does anyone know if they require A+ for PC
> sales or repairs? Anyone here applied or works there?
> How about working at (the now defunct) WIZ or PC Richards
> or Comp USA or Circuit City? What was the atmosphere like?
> What did you do? Are jobs at these retail places just sales
> and stock? I get the feeling repairs are done at some other location.
> No one but J&R seems to have in-house PC repairs and they seem
> to have a high turn over of sales men.
> All the PC repair places around town(NYC) seem to be mom&pop,
> fixing PCs over 3 years old whose warranties have expired.
> So is anyone here doing PC tech work at corporations?
>
>
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| I was offered a sales job @ Radio Shack and you don't need A+
certification. They were more concerned that you could sell cell
phones and satellite receivers there two big items. They don't sell a
lot of PC's. There repairs are typically done at regional centers not
in store.
>[formerly Tandy for those who remember]
>Does anyone know if they require A+ for PC
>sales or repairs? Anyone here applied or works there?
>How about working at (the now defunct) WIZ or PC Richards
>or Comp USA or Circuit City? What was the atmosphere like?
>What did you do? Are jobs at these retail places just sales
>and stock? I get the feeling repairs are done at some other location.
>No one but J&R seems to have in-house PC repairs and they seem
>to have a high turn over of sales men.
>All the PC repair places around town(NYC) seem to be mom&pop,
>fixing PCs over 3 years old whose warranties have expired.
>So is anyone here doing PC tech work at corporations?
>
>
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| SuperTech 2004-02-17, 11:24 am |
| pcportinc@aol.combatSPAM (PCportinc) wrote in
news:20040216201347.19290.00001691@mb-m26.aol.com:
> [formerly Tandy for those who remember]
> Does anyone know if they require A+ for PC
> sales or repairs? Anyone here applied or works there?
> How about working at (the now defunct) WIZ or PC Richards
> or Comp USA or Circuit City? What was the atmosphere like?
> What did you do? Are jobs at these retail places just sales
> and stock? I get the feeling repairs are done at some other
> location. No one but J&R seems to have in-house PC repairs and
> they seem to have a high turn over of sales men.
> All the PC repair places around town(NYC) seem to be mom&pop,
> fixing PCs over 3 years old whose warranties have expired.
> So is anyone here doing PC tech work at corporations?
I worked 2 years at Best Buy as a PC Technician. Most of that time it
was really fun and I learned a lot (and made some mistakes along the
way). You didn't need to be A+, though it was encouraged. Towards the
end of my employment there, most of the stuff that came in was
encouraged by management to be shipped to the regional service center
and not fixed in-house. Also, high pressure was placed on selling
software, warranties and services.
I also tried the mom&pop shop route. These guys will seem to yank your
chain. About a year ago I got a call from a mom&pop where I dropped
off my resume. I was A+ and had a CompSci degree with 3 years
experience. He wanted to pay me $10/hour! Long before that, when I
was 16, another mom&pop store made me come in twice for an interview.
They waited and waited to give me a straight answer, then offered me
something like $8/hour. That was around the time I already got a job
at Best Buy. I told them to shove it (nicely of course  )
SuperTech
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| ImhoTech 2004-02-17, 12:24 pm |
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"SuperTech" <no@no.com> wrote in message
news:Xns949262D8141CD2781828@t
oughguy.net...
> I worked 2 years at Best Buy as a PC Technician. Most of that time it
> was really fun and I learned a lot (and made some mistakes along the
> way). You didn't need to be A+, though it was encouraged. Towards the
> end of my employment there, most of the stuff that came in was
> encouraged by management to be shipped to the regional service center
> and not fixed in-house. Also, high pressure was placed on selling
> software, warranties and services.
>
> I also tried the mom&pop shop route. These guys will seem to yank your
> chain.
What a load of BS. You expect corporate pay and benefits from a Mom&Pop
shop?
>About a year ago I got a call from a mom&pop where I dropped
> off my resume.
Note here that YOU dropped off your resume, then were insulted when they
offered you job.
> I was A+ and had a CompSci degree with 3 years
> experience. He wanted to pay me $10/hour!
What did you expect? You applied for an entry level position, you were
offered entry level pay.
>Long before that, when I
> was 16, another mom&pop store made me come in twice for an interview.
> They waited and waited to give me a straight answer, then offered me
> something like $8/hour.
They were doing you a favor. And don't EVEN TRY to say that Best Buy started
you at more than that.
> That was around the time I already got a job
> at Best Buy. I told them to shove it (nicely of course )
>
> SuperTech
So you ARE working now aren't you?
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| I would take a job at a mom & pop shop anytime! I wouldn't care about
the pay or benefits because at least I would get my hands-on
experience that I so desperately need. I'm not getting squat hands-on
experience here at home fixing family and friends computers.
Just consider yourself lucky that they called you.... I'm still
waiting for a call :-)
--
computermonkey [at] inbox [dot] net
"SuperTech" <no@no.com> wrote in message
news:Xns949262D8141CD2781828@t
oughguy.net...
> pcportinc@aol.combatSPAM (PCportinc) wrote in
> news:20040216201347.19290.00001691@mb-m26.aol.com:
>
> I worked 2 years at Best Buy as a PC Technician. Most of that time
it
> was really fun and I learned a lot (and made some mistakes along the
> way). You didn't need to be A+, though it was encouraged. Towards
the
> end of my employment there, most of the stuff that came in was
> encouraged by management to be shipped to the regional service
center
> and not fixed in-house. Also, high pressure was placed on selling
> software, warranties and services.
>
> I also tried the mom&pop shop route. These guys will seem to yank
your
> chain. About a year ago I got a call from a mom&pop where I dropped
> off my resume. I was A+ and had a CompSci degree with 3 years
> experience. He wanted to pay me $10/hour! Long before that, when
I
> was 16, another mom&pop store made me come in twice for an
interview.
> They waited and waited to give me a straight answer, then offered me
> something like $8/hour. That was around the time I already got a
job
> at Best Buy. I told them to shove it (nicely of course )
>
> SuperTech
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| ImhoTech 2004-02-18, 4:24 pm |
| Great attitude Kathy!
I think sometimes people forget that 2 years of low pay documented
experience looks better on a future resume than 2 years no experience
waiting for the "right job".
"Kathy" <noaddy@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:10354d0k6jmdjd4@corp.supernews.com...
> I would take a job at a mom & pop shop anytime! I wouldn't care about
> the pay or benefits because at least I would get my hands-on
> experience that I so desperately need. I'm not getting squat hands-on
> experience here at home fixing family and friends computers.
>
> Just consider yourself lucky that they called you.... I'm still
> waiting for a call :-)
>
> --
> computermonkey [at] inbox [dot] net
>
> "SuperTech" <no@no.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns949262D8141CD2781828@t
oughguy.net...
> it
> the
> center
> your
> I
> interview.
> job
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| SuperTech 2004-02-18, 9:23 pm |
| "ImhoTech" <bobo@yoodelers.net> wrote in
news:1034fqgnta9h5c1@corp.supernews.com:
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> What a load of BS. You expect corporate pay and benefits from a
> Mom&Pop shop?
Whoa, dude, what's with the attitude? $10/hour seems like a fare
wage with my credentials? I mean, yes, it's mom&pop, but there's no
way $10/hour is going to cover my living expenses. Try $14/hour at
least!
>
> Note here that YOU dropped off your resume, then were insulted
> when they offered you job.
No, I was insulted that they offered such a low wage to me: it was a
waste of my time.
>
> What did you expect? You applied for an entry level position, you
> were offered entry level pay.
Well, I was expected to be the jack-of-all trades: cash register,
fixing PCs and selling them, I mean, are you for real? $10/hour?
Please!
>
> They were doing you a favor. And don't EVEN TRY to say that Best
> Buy started you at more than that.
For the first mom&pop store, Best Buy was 30 cents more. The second
time I went back to work at Best Buy because I couldn't find anything
else it was around the same wage, but it was part-time with much less
responsibility then the mom&pop.
>
> So you ARE working now aren't you?
Of course and I make a lot more then $10/hour!!!
SuperTech
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| >> What a load of BS. You expect corporate pay and benefits from a
>
>Whoa, dude, what's with the attitude? $10/hour seems like a fare
>wage with my credentials? I mean, yes, it's mom&pop, but there's no
>way $10/hour is going to cover my living expenses. Try $14/hour at
>least!
I am a network analyst / network support guy (A+ and MCP) and, while I agree that we are worth
$14/hr, no company is going to pay you more because you need more. In other words, a company usually
has a budget for a position. They will find someone that is willing to work for that salary. If you
have a job and you ask your boss for a raise on the basis that you need more money for living
expenses, you wont get the raise. You would need to cite the added responsibilities you have taken
on or the project that you took on that saved the company tons of money. But never "I want a raise
because I need more money for my bills". A boss's response would be to get a cheaper apartment or
sell your car and buy a used one. That will solve your problems.
I am not flaming you. I am in your position. I am just pointing out that mom and pop can pay
whatever they feel it is worth it for them to have a computer technician. If it makes you feel any
better, the local CompUSA here on long Island only pays $13/hr and they pressure you to sell rather
than to repair but you get a whopping 1/2% of the selling price..
Tony
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