winsyrstrife
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Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009)
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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fatmanskinny
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Wandering | reply to Titus Pullo
Brutal politics and no privacy? Sounds like most companies to me. Nothing new here. |
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SLD
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join:2002-04-17 | reply to BellBoy
I wouldn't admit that. |
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BellBoy
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said by winsyrstrife  :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? I was such a talented child. What a waste! 
No biggie...I've zipped through reading titles before...happens to the best of us. 
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Titus Pullo
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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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DoLeMiTe
My Dixie Wrecked
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New Kensington, PA | reply to BellBoy
Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009)
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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BellBoy
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| said by DoLeMiTe :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. He was nice but kinda curt...it was in public at Macworld...if it would have been in private or on campus he might have stabbed me (and taken my liver) or just fired me.
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tango_bob
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And the greener pastures are where? |
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fatmanskinny
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Wandering | reply to Titus Pullo
In the word of Homer Simpson, "Doh!" My bad! |
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neuronbob
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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
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join:2001-09-07
Sudbury, MA | reply to BellBoy
So, how much can't you tell us about the iTablet? Much? |
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BellBoy
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said by neuronbob :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. It was great. It was actually a second job--I still have a full time job. It was for a few reasons...the money, the discount, the fun...mostly for the discount.
The most fun I think I had working there was working the keynote during the iPhone announcement at Macworld. The energy there could be felt, it was amazing. Almost like a rock concert--matter of fact I thought I saw some fanbois tossing boxers on the stage. 
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NOVA_Guy
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Re: BellBoy isn't dead, he no longer works for Apple.
Need to talk to the dead? We've got an app for that.
iOuija! |
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BellBoy
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Re: [OT] RIP: Bellboy, Mac Specialist (2004-2009)
I just got my "retirement" present that I bought for myself.
Oh employee discount, how I'll miss you.
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Mike00
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MacWin
join:2003-06-26
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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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mayhew2345
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did apple pay well or about average for tech? |
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BellBoy
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| 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
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| 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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