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Tex Longhorn
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NOVA_Guy
Obama- Commander in Thief
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Ivan
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| Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) said by BellBoy  :Now I just need to figure out what I'll do with the gazillions of t-shirts I've acquired over the years.  ieBay them suckers
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The X
Parental Advisory Explicit Content
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El Monte, CA | Ok I have to ask which store did you work at?
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Parental Advisory Explicit Content
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| Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) I just saw your location and thought man if you worked the Pasadena store you possibly got stuck dealing some of the random repairs I had to take in at work. Including having to bring in computers and iPhones registered to my bosses daughters.
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
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| said by HiVolt :said by BellBoy :Definately left on my own. However a lot friends were fired lately for some, shall we say, more strict policies that they have recently implemented. Apple retail has changed since I joined them—not necessarily for the better—some might say because of the iPhone. Yeah I was just reading the other day how strict the company is with its employees. I'd never be able to work under such conditions. I am lucky to work in a very relaxed environment. The NYTimes article? I'd read that one, and I've read worse. It was a mac-zine somewhere. Confessions of an ex-Apple employee or something. Brutal policies, and no privacy whatsoever.
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fatmanskinny
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Wandering | Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) Brutal politics and no privacy? Sounds like most companies to me. Nothing new here. | |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
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| Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) said by fatmanskinny :Brutal politics and no privacy? Sounds like most companies to me. Nothing new here. Close - Brutal policies and no privacy. There's a matter of degree too.
If you read some of the articles it's more like working for MI-5 than a computer company.
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fatmanskinny
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Wandering | Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) In the word of Homer Simpson, "Doh!" My bad! | |
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donoreo
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| said by HiVolt :said by BellBoy :Definately left on my own. However a lot friends were fired lately for some, shall we say, more strict policies that they have recently implemented. Apple retail has changed since I joined them—not necessarily for the better—some might say because of the iPhone. Yeah I was just reading the other day how strict the company is with its employees. I'd never be able to work under such conditions. I am lucky to work in a very relaxed environment. Need anyone there? 
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TigerNutz
Laissez les bons temps rouler
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Little Rock, AR | hey, I want a T-shirt, got one in a large? | |
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David
No,there is another.
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clubs: | Not that it means much, but the topic misled me thinking someone died.
I would change it not to confuse everyone.
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BellBoy
Obama racist? Then Bush is Hitler.
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| Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) said by David :Not that it means much, but the topic misled me thinking someone died. I would change it not to confuse everyone. Just my $0.02 That's why I put in the date...but it wouldn't be the first time that I've been called a 5-year old. 
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cbrigante2
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North Aurora, IL | Interesting stuff Bell! The couple of times I've been out to the campus (strictly as a tourist) I felt the same way. I always thought that would be a cool place to work in another life. | |
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winsyrstrife
River City Bounce
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clubs: | Did Bellboy change the topic title already? 2004-2009 would mean becoming a Mac Specialist and dying all within 5 years of life, shouldn't the intention of the title be obvious? | |
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SLD
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DoLeMiTe
My Dixie Wrecked
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New Kensington, PA | What is Teh Steve like in person? Is he an asshole or a genuinely nice guy? If you have an extra shirt I will take one. I lost the only Apple shirt I had.  | |
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tango_bob
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neuronbob
Health Care Reform Now
join:2000-03-30
Bedford, OH
| So what are you planning to do with the rest of your life? It must have been great working for Apple pre-iPhone. I wish I had time to just chill and talk about Macs for moolah.
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joetaxpayer
I'M Here Till Thursday
join:2001-09-07
Sudbury, MA | So, how much can't you tell us about the iTablet? Much? | |
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Mike00
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Tulsa, OK | Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) Please post specs and your Youtube unboxing video ASAP!!! | |
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MacWin
join:2003-06-26
Imperial, MO
| I kept all my t-shirts and still wear them, I worked as a specialist at the Galleria Mall in St. Louis/Clayton for a little over a year. I started when the iPod Nanos first came out and replaced the minis.
I did it part time for the extra cash and it was fun for a bit but got to be tiresome especially during the Holidays.
I did enjoy my time as an official Apple employee but I don't miss the retail aspect of it. | |
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BellBoy
Obama racist? Then Bush is Hitler.
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| Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) said by mayhew2345 :did apple pay well or about average for tech? For being a Mac Specialist I think I was paid pretty well considering it was a part time job. If I was getting that for full time, I wouldn't have taken it.
The Genii are the most under paid and under appreciated employees that Apple has IMO. The shit they have to put up with on a daily basis from extremely demanding, spoiled, and--in almost 50% of the cases--(honestly) stupid people on the planet is amazing. Since I was behind the bar a lot, I saw a ton of just downright childish behavior. People that, if you encountered them in your day and they treated you that way, you'd drop like a bad habit.
All of the stories I've read here through the years about how badly they might have been treated by a Genius...stand fast in their shoes and tell me that you wouldn't put up with that type of crap if it was reversed--they have to. I'm not condoning crappy customer service, but there are some Genii that have burned out because of too many rude customers--of course there are some that just plain suck, but that's another issue.
As I jump from my 50-story soapbox...
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RiseAbove
IreCruitU
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| Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) said by BellBoy :said by mayhew2345 :did apple pay well or about average for tech? For being a Mac Specialist I think I was paid pretty well considering it was a part time job. If I was getting that for full time, I wouldn't have taken it. The Genii are the most under paid and under appreciated employees that Apple has IMO. The shit they have to put up with on a daily basis from extremely demanding, spoiled, and--in almost 50% of the cases--(honestly) stupid people on the planet is amazing. Since I was behind the bar a lot, I saw a ton of just downright childish behavior. People that, if you encountered them in your day and they treated you that way, you'd drop like a bad habit. You can't just throw that out there and not provide some funny stories.
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bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
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| Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) said by RiseAbove :You can't just throw that out there and not provide some funny stories. +1
Give 'em up, BellBoy!
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BellBoy
Obama racist? Then Bush is Hitler.
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| Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) said by bobrk :said by RiseAbove :You can't just throw that out there and not provide some funny stories. +1 Give 'em up, BellBoy! Ok, ok....
Asswipe #1: Hispanic gentleman comes to the bar with a shattered iPhone screen. VERY broken engleeesh. Try to explain to the guy that his iPhone is damaged and is out of warranty because of the shattered screen. He wants his iPhone replaced for free since he just bought it about a week or so ago. Very apologetic, I say no and explain why and tell him the cost to replace it. He wants to talk to a manager and I comply...the manager backs me up and the customer leaves pissed off and causes a disturbance in the store.
I work ever other day or so and on my next shift--not at the bar, but at the front of the store--the idiot returns! I recognize him and do my usual nice welcome to the store...the bastard speaks to me in FLUENT ENGLISH and says that he wants to buy an iPhone! I handed him off to another specialist and went to the back room and bit through a Mac Pro.
More to come...
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JerseyDevil
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Maggs
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Woodside, NY | I've had a guy like that come into my old job, he was Mexican and literally admitted he was surfing porn sites to me and another employee. I had to give him kudos for that.
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bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
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San Jose, CA | Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) He was Mexican? Like from Mexico? | |
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Maggs
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Woodside, NY | Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) Yeah, he spoke to us in broken English.
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SK
The member formerly known as Cow
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clubs: | Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009) :facepalm: | |
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