Greymoon says:

#2
No.

the Three-Headed Cat™ says:

Yes, well, @ Fry’s, the dimness starts at the very top with the old, old- school Fry brothers. Republican, authoritarian, tight-ass, money-grubbing low-tech. DOS / Novell POS systems; I mean, the fucking Kwik-E-Mart has better. Low paid, disposible commission-slaves without input – “We’re rich, so our way must be right.” Never occurs to the stupid bastards that the people who actually work there might be able to show how their jobs – and thereby, their productivity and hence the store’s profitability, could be improved. Nothing like conceited rich clowns who are blind to the fact that they could in fact be considerably richer – if were smart enough to put their artificially inflated egos aside and delegated authority – and listened to what both the workers and the customers have to say.

To me, it’s not much different from Wal-Mart. I only buy there if I have no other choice. I prefer not helping maintain and encourage the regressive capitalistic excesses of the owners, and if it costs me a few more bucks to favor companies that have more respect for the customers and the help, then sobeit.

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#1 – GregA

“Or you could just upgrade to Vista and enjoy the very real benefits of UAC and Windows Defender.

{snip}

2008 will be a bad year for Microsoft haters.”

Confidential message for you, Greg, from ‘you-know-who.’ (We both know who it really is, but you can’t blame Bill for not wanting his name bandied about.)

He says he appreciates your tireless efforts and wants you to know that this month’s check is on it’s way, so just cash it at 7-Eleven as usual.

He also would like to know if you received the coupon for 5% off MSRP for a 1st-generation Zune? 🙂

Awake says:

Requirements for working at Fry’s:
a) White wrinkled ill-fitting shirt that you borrowed from your dad.
b) Black tie that you have no clue how to tie.
c) Rejected at Best Buy for lack of skills. Rejected at McDonalds for lack of skills. Rejected at Walmart for… you guessed it.. lack of skills…
d) Ability to ‘make stuff up’ when asked a question, such as “Can I plug a USB cable into an HDMI port?” “Sure!” Or say “let me check” and walk away to never be seen again.
e) If you work in the returns department, ability to ignore common decency and just slap a sticker as ‘certified’ and put it back in stock, without checking anything. Let the next sucker deal with it.

And their prices aren’t even that good anymore.

Joshua says:

#5….your first paragrapgh sounds like someone who wasn’t appriciated by the Fry’s management when they worked there. 🙂

Cyberchar says:

Of course, everyone realizes this is the store with the little green men! No doubt they used a Uranium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator to change the text when no one was looking.

the Three-Headed Cat™ says:

#10, 11 – Joshua, Tallwookie

I’ve worked for much smaller, but very similar outfits, especially managementwise.

Anyway, I don’t do neckties, and if I did, not at three times what those clowns pay. You want your fucking PC fixed the first time, you’re gonna hafta put up with the polo shirt and loafers. 🙂

Rule #1 – If the job involves tech, and mgmt is more concerned with you wearing a necktie than with your skillz, you are definitely in the wrong place. Leave immediately. Hanging around will do nothing for your career. The idiots running the place are more concerned with appearances than with performance. However, if you are a low-skilled, semiliterate, unmotivated conformist, step right up. Fry’s, Geek Squad, FireDog, are all looking forward to meeting you.

I remember making the mistake of applying at Computer City, long, long ago. The “interview” didn’t take ten minutes. They couldn’t wait to get me out of there. Not interested. I apparently didn’t “look professional.” On the way out of the store, I glanced into the “Service Dept.,” where I saw a “skilled technician” attempting to use a cold chisel to pry a floppy drive out of it’s bay. A retaining screw that hadn’t been removed was clearly visible underneath.

But he had his necktie on.

Computer City is no longer with us. I can’t imagine why. ;P

the Three-Headed Cat™ says:

“…it was reportedly stolen by an unidentified lepus townsendii”

OOoo. That has made me very angry. Ver-y ang-ry indeed! 😛